NEXN

Gene

nexilin F-actin binding protein

HGNCHGNC:29557 EnsemblENSG00000162614 NCBI Gene91624

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p31.1

Also known as

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

Also known asnexilin · NELIN

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Alias symbolsnexilin, NELIN

Previous namesnexilin (F actin binding protein)

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.

Familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathies

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated

Left ventricular noncompaction

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.

I-set 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.