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PCNT

Gene

pericentrin

HGNCHGNC:16068EnsemblENSG00000160299NCBI Gene5116
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 21q22.3

Also known as

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

Also known asPCNT2 · KEN · KIAA0402 · PCN · PCNTB · SCKL4
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Previous symbolsPCNT2
Alias symbolsKEN, KIAA0402, PCN, PCNTB, SCKL4
Previous namespericentrin 2 (kendrin)
Alias nameskendrin, Seckel syndrome 4

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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Microcephalic primordial dwarfism
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Obesity disorder
Placental retention
Alzheimer's 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.

Centriolar satellite proteins

Provenance

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