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NCAN

Gene

neurocan

HGNCHGNC:2465EnsemblENSG00000130287NCBI Gene1463
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19p12

Also known as

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

Also known asCSPG3
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Previous symbolsCSPG3
Previous nameschondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 3
Alias namesneurocan proteoglycan

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.

Chronic bronchitis
Metabolic Diseases
Hyperlipidemias
Stroke
Alcohol drinking
Tooth disorder
Neuroblastoma
Neoplasms
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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.

Receptor ligandsHyalectan proteoglycansV-set domain containingSushi domain containingC-type lectin 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.