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NMT1

Gene

N-myristoyltransferase 1

HGNCHGNC:7857EnsemblENSG00000136448NCBI Gene4836
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q21.31

Also known as

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

Also known asNMT
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Alias symbolsNMT
Alias namesalternative, short form NMT-S, myristoyl-CoA:protein N-myristoyltransferase, long form, NMT-L

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
HIV Infections
Dengue
Hypertension
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Asthma
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases

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.

N-myristoyltransferase family

Provenance

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