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HDAC4

Gene

histone deacetylase 4

HGNCHGNC:14063EnsemblENSG00000068024NCBI Gene9759
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2q37.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asBDMR · KIAA0288 · HDAC-A · HDACA · HD4 · HA6116 · HDAC-4
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Previous symbolsBDMR
Alias symbolsKIAA0288, HDAC-A, HDACA, HD4, HA6116, HDAC-4
Previous namesbrachydactyly-mental retardation syndrome

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne
Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous
Neurodegenerative Diseases

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Histone deacetylases, class IIAMicroRNA protein coding host genesNCoR/SMRT transcriptional repression complex subunits

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.