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MAG

Gene

myelin associated glycoprotein

HGNCHGNC:6783EnsemblENSG00000105695NCBI Gene4099
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.1

Also known as

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

Also known asGMA · SIGLEC4A · SIGLEC-4A · S-MAG · SIGLEC4
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Previous symbolsGMA
Alias symbolsSIGLEC4A, SIGLEC-4A, S-MAG, SIGLEC4
Alias namessialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 4A

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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Diabetes Mellitus
Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy
Parkinson's Disease

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.

C2-set domain containingI-set domain containingSialic acid binding Ig like lectins

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2024-02-01.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.