RARG

Gene

retinoic acid receptor gamma

HGNCHGNC:9866 EnsemblENSG00000172819 NCBI Gene5916

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q13.13

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Retinoic acid receptor gammaP13631

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 9 approved medicines against this target

Member of “Receptors, Retinoic Acid” · 2 related family papers (context, not papers about this gene)

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Also known as

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

Also known asRARC · NR1B3 · RARgamma · RAR-gamma

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Alias symbolsRARC, NR1B3, RARgamma, RAR-gamma

Previous namesretinoic acid receptor, gamma

Associated diseases

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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.

Acne Vulgaris

Acute promyelocytic leukemia

Psoriasis

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Neoplasms

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.

Retinoic acid receptors

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.