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KNG1

Gene

kininogen 1

HGNCHGNC:6383EnsemblENSG00000113889NCBI Gene3827
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q27.3

Also known as

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

Also known asKNG · BDK · HK · BK · HMWK
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Previous symbolsKNG, BDK, HK
Alias symbolsBK, HMWK
Previous nameskininogen
Alias namesalpha-2-thiol proteinase inhibitor, bradykinin, high-molecular-weight kininogen

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.

Venous Thromboembolism
Angioedemas, Hereditary
Ischemic Stroke
Coronary Artery Disease
Alcohol drinking
Premature Birth

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.

Cystatins, type 3Neuropeptides

Provenance

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