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RAD21

Gene

RAD21 cohesin complex component

HGNCHGNC:9811EnsemblENSG00000164754NCBI Gene5885
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 8q24.11

Also known as

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

Also known asKIAA0078 · hHR21 · SCC1
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Alias symbolsKIAA0078, hHR21, SCC1
Previous namesRAD21 (S. pombe) homolog, RAD21 homolog (S. pombe)
Alias namessister chromatid cohesion 1, kleisin

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.

De Lange Syndrome
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Lung carcinoma
Hemangioblastoma

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.

Cohesin complexKleisinsMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

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