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MYOC

Gene

myocilin

HGNCHGNC:7610EnsemblENSG00000034971NCBI Gene4653
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1q24.3

Also known as

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

Also known asGLC1A · TIGR · JOAG1
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Previous symbolsGLC1A
Alias symbolsTIGR, JOAG1
Previous namesmyocilin, trabecular meshwork inducible glucocorticoid response
Alias namestrabecular meshwork inducible glucocorticoid response protein, juvenile-onset open-angle glaucoma 1

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.

Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Glaucoma
Congenital glaucoma
Eye Diseases
Food Hypersensitivity

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.

Olfactomedin domain containing

Provenance

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