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PLA2G7

Gene

phospholipase A2 group VII

HGNCHGNC:9040EnsemblENSG00000146070NCBI Gene7941
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6p12.3

Also known as

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

Also known asPAFAH · LDL-PLA2 · Lp-PLA2
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Alias symbolsPAFAH, LDL-PLA2, Lp-PLA2
Previous namesphospholipase A2, group VII (platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, plasma)

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
Arteriosclerosis
Coronary Artery Disease
Alzheimer's Disease
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Stroke
Metabolic Syndrome

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.

Phospholipases

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-08-03.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.