PTPN20

Gene

protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 20

HGNCHGNC:23423 EnsemblENSG00000204179 NCBI Gene26095

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 10q11.22

Also known as

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

Also known asPTPN20A · PTPN20B · bA42B19.1 · DKFZP566K0524 · bA142I17.1 · CT126

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Previous symbolsPTPN20A, PTPN20B

Alias symbolsbA42B19.1, DKFZP566K0524, bA142I17.1, CT126

Previous namesprotein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 20A, protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 20B

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.

Prostate carcinoma

COVID-19

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Ventricular Outflow Obstruction

Stomach Neoplasms

Megalencephaly - polymicrogyria - postaxial polydactyly - hydrocephalus

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 tyrosine phosphatases non-receptor type

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.