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KDM6A

Gene

lysine demethylase 6A

HGNCHGNC:12637EnsemblENSG00000147050NCBI Gene7403
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xp11.3

Also known as

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

Also known asUTX
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Previous symbolsUTX
Previous namesubiquitously transcribed tetratricopeptide repeat, X chromosome, lysine (K)-specific demethylase 6A

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.

Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Urinary bladder carcinoma
Prostate adenocarcinoma
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Squamous cell lung carcinoma
Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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.

Lysine demethylasesTetratricopeptide repeat domain containing

Provenance

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