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PGGT1B

Gene

protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I subunit beta

HGNCHGNC:8895EnsemblENSG00000164219NCBI Gene5229
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q22.3

Also known as

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

Also known asGGTI · BGGI
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Alias symbolsGGTI, BGGI
Previous namesprotein geranylgeranyltransferase type I, beta subunit

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
Brain Diseases
Atrial septal defect
Psoriasis
Melanoma
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Flutter

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.

Protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I subunits

Provenance

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