KIF5A

Gene

kinesin family member 5A

HGNCHGNC:6323 EnsemblENSG00000155980 NCBI Gene3798

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q13.3

Also known as

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

Also known asSPG10 · D12S1889 · NKHC · MY050

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Previous symbolsSPG10

Alias symbolsD12S1889, NKHC, MY050

Previous namesspastic paraplegia 10 (autosomal dominant)

Alias namesneuron-specific kinesin heavy chain

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.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary

Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System

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.