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KIF1C

Gene

kinesin family member 1C

HGNCHGNC:6317EnsemblENSG00000129250NCBI Gene10749
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17p13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asSAX2 · SPAX2 · SPG58
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Previous symbolsSAX2
Alias symbolsSPAX2, SPG58
Previous namesspastic ataxia 2 (autosomal recessive)

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.

Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary
Cerebellar Ataxia
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Microcephaly
Cholelithiasis
Myxoma

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.

Kinesins

Provenance

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