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PHF6

Gene

PHD finger protein 6

HGNCHGNC:18145EnsemblENSG00000156531NCBI Gene84295
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xq26.2

Also known as

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

Also known asBFLS · BORJ · KIAA1823 · MGC14797 · CENP-31
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Previous symbolsBFLS, BORJ
Alias symbolsKIAA1823, MGC14797, CENP-31
Previous namesBorjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome
Alias namescentromere protein 31

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
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Lymphoid neoplasm
Carcinoma of liver and intrahepatic biliary tract
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast

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.

PHD finger 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.