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MAFK

Gene

MAF bZIP transcription factor K

HGNCHGNC:6782EnsemblENSG00000198517NCBI Gene7975
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 7p22.3

Also known as

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

Also known asP18 · NFE2U
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Alias symbolsP18, NFE2U
Previous namesv-maf avian musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene homolog K
Alias namesbasic-leucine zipper transcription factor MafK, erythroid transcription factor NF-E2 p18 subunit, nuclear factor erythroid-2, ubiquitous (p18), Transcription factor MafK, NF-E2 ubiquitous subunit

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.

Tinea
Coronary Artery Disease
Salmonella Infections
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Major depressive disorder
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

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.

Small MAF bZIP transcription factor family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-08-07.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.