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MFSD8

Gene

major facilitator superfamily domain containing 8

HGNCHGNC:28486EnsemblENSG00000164073NCBI Gene256471
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q28.2

Also known as

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

Also known asCLN7 · SLC74A1 · MGC33302
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Previous symbolsCLN7
Alias symbolsSLC74A1, MGC33302
Previous namesceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 7, late infantile, variant

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.

Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Macular Degeneration
Cone rod dystrophy

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.

Solute carrier family 74

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-02-05.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.