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HSPA8

Gene

heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 8

HGNCHGNC:5241EnsemblENSG00000109971NCBI Gene3312
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11q24.1

Also known as

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

Also known asHSPA10 · HSC71 · HSC70 · HSP73
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Previous symbolsHSPA10
Alias symbolsHSC71, HSC70, HSP73
Previous namesheat shock 70kD protein 8, heat shock 70kDa protein 8

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.

Dengue
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Smoking initiation
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
Infections
Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

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.

Heat shock 70kDa proteinsSpliceosomal C complexSpliceosomal P complex

Provenance

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