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SELENON

Gene

selenoprotein N

HGNCHGNC:15999EnsemblENSG00000162430NCBI Gene57190
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p36.11

Also known as

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

Also known asRSMD1 · MDRS1 · SEPN1 · SELN · RSS
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Previous symbolsRSMD1, MDRS1, SEPN1
Alias symbolsSELN, RSS
Previous namesrigid spine muscular dystrophy 1, selenoprotein N, 1

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.

Congenital fiber-type disproportion myopathy
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Muscular dystrophy

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.

EF-hand domain containingSelenoproteins

Provenance

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