MYH7B

Gene

myosin heavy chain 7B

HGNCHGNC:15906 EnsemblENSG00000078814 NCBI Gene57644

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 20q11.22

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Myosin-7BA7E2Y1

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 2 approved medicines against this target

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Also known as

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

Also known asKIAA1512 · dJ756N5.1 · MYH14 · MHC14 · lncMYH7b

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Alias symbolsKIAA1512, dJ756N5.1, MYH14, MHC14, lncMYH7b

Previous namesmyosin, heavy polypeptide 7B, cardiac muscle, beta

Associated diseases

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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.

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 1

Rare familial disorder with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Left ventricular noncompaction

Heart Failure

Melanoma

Ovarian dysfunction

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.

Myosin heavy chains, class IIMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-02-03.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.