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PTF1A

Gene

pancreas associated transcription factor 1a

HGNCHGNC:23734EnsemblENSG00000168267NCBI Gene256297
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 10p12.2

Also known as

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

Also known asPTF1-p48 · bHLHa29 · p48
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Alias symbolsPTF1-p48, bHLHa29, p48
Previous namespancreas specific transcription factor, 1a

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.

Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus
MODY
Neurodegenerative Diseases

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.

Basic helix-loop-helix proteinsPTF1 complex

Provenance

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