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MAFA

Gene

MAF bZIP transcription factor A

HGNCHGNC:23145EnsemblENSG00000182759NCBI Gene389692
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 8q24.3

Also known as

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

Also known ashMafA · RIPE3b1
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Alias symbolshMafA, RIPE3b1
Previous namesv-maf avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog A
Alias namesRIPE3b1 activator

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.

Connective Tissue Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
hyperinsulinism due to INSR deficiency
Miyoshi myopathy
MODY

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.

Large MAF bZIP transcription factor family

Provenance

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