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MYL1

Gene

myosin light chain 1

HGNCHGNC:7582EnsemblENSG00000168530NCBI Gene4632
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2q34

Also known as

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

Also known asMLC1 · MLC1F · MLC3F · MLC-1 · MLC1/3
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Alias symbolsMLC1, MLC1F, MLC3F, MLC-1, MLC1/3
Previous namesmyosin, light polypeptide 1, alkali; skeletal, fast, myosin, light chain 1, alkali; skeletal, fast
Alias namesMyosin light chain 1/3, skeletal muscle isoform

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.

Congenital fiber-type disproportion myopathy
Adverse effect
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Neoplasms
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Rhabdomyosarcoma

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 light chains, class 1

Provenance

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