LPL

Gene

lipoprotein lipase

HGNCHGNC:6677 EnsemblENSG00000175445 NCBI Gene4023

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 8p21.3

Also known as

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

Also known asLIPD

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Previous symbolsLIPD

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.

Familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency

Combined hyperlipidemia

Coronary Artery Disease

Metabolic Syndrome

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Myocardial Infarction

Metabolic Diseases

Hyperlipidemias

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.

Lipases

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.