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MYO5A

Gene

myosin VA

HGNCHGNC:7602EnsemblENSG00000197535NCBI Gene4644
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 15q21.2

Also known as

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

Also known asMYH12 · MYO5 · GS1 · MYR12
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Previous symbolsMYH12
Alias symbolsMYO5, GS1, MYR12
Previous namesmyosin VA (heavy polypeptide 12, myoxin), myosin VA (heavy chain 12, myoxin)
Alias namesmyosin, heavy polypeptide kinase, myosin heavy chain 12, myoxin, myosin V, Unconventional myosin-Va

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.

Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Melanocytic neoplasm

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 V

Provenance

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