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MYCL

Gene

MYCL proto-oncogene, bHLH transcription factor

HGNCHGNC:7555EnsemblENSG00000116990NCBI Gene4610
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p34.2

Also known as

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

Also known asMYCL1 · LMYC · bHLHe38
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Previous symbolsMYCL1
Alias symbolsLMYC, bHLHe38
Previous namesv-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog 1, lung carcinoma derived
Alias namesl-myc protein, myc-related gene from lung cancer, oncogene lmyc

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
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
Skin squamous cell carcinoma
Hypothyroidism
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
Melanoma

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.

Basic helix-loop-helix proteins

Provenance

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