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PARK7

Gene

Parkinsonism associated deglycase

HGNCHGNC:16369EnsemblENSG00000116288NCBI Gene11315
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p36.23

Also known as

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

Also known asDJ-1 · DJ1 · GATD2
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Alias symbolsDJ-1, DJ1, GATD2
Previous namesParkinson disease (autosomal recessive, early onset) 7, parkinson protein 7

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.

Parkinson's Disease
Colitis, Ulcerative
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Crohn's Disease
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
Psoriasis

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.

Glutamine amidotransferase class 1 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.