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PPT1

Gene

palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1

HGNCHGNC:9325EnsemblENSG00000131238NCBI Gene5538
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p34.2

Also known as

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

Also known asPPT · CLN1 · INCL
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Previous symbolsPPT
Alias symbolsCLN1, INCL
Alias namesceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 1, infantile

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.

Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Multiple Sclerosis

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.

Depalmitoylases

Provenance

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