MRPL38

Gene

mitochondrial ribosomal protein L38

HGNCHGNC:14033 EnsemblENSG00000204316 NCBI Gene64978

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q25.1

Also known as

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

Also known asRPML3 · MRP-L3 · HSPC262 · MGC4810 · mL38

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Alias symbolsRPML3, MRP-L3, HSPC262, MGC4810, mL38

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Hyperlipidemias

Obesity, Morbid

Coronary Artery Disease

Hypertension

Psoriasis

Essential Hypertension

Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases

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.

Mitochondrial ribosomal proteinsLarge subunit mitochondrial ribosomal proteins

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.