NQO1

Gene

NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1

HGNCHGNC:2874 EnsemblENSG00000181019 NCBI Gene1728

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 16q22.1

Also known as

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

Also known asNMOR1 · DIA4 · DHQU · QR1 · DTD

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Previous symbolsNMOR1, DIA4

Alias symbolsDHQU, QR1, DTD

Previous namesdiaphorase (NADH/NADPH) (cytochrome b-5 reductase), NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 1

Alias namesDT-diaphorase, quinone reductase, NAD(P)H-quinone oxidoreductase

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

Coronary Artery Disease

Risk-taking behaviour

Neoplasms

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

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.

Flavoproteins

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-07-21.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.