SIGLEC16

Gene

sialic acid binding Ig like lectin 16 (gene/pseudogene)

HGNCHGNC:24851 EnsemblENSG00000161643 NCBI Gene400709

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.33

Also known as

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

Also known asSIGLECP16 · Siglec-P16

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Previous symbolsSIGLECP16

Alias symbolsSiglec-P16

Previous namessialic acid binding Ig-like lectin 16 (gene/pseudogene), sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin, pseudogene 16, sialic acid binding Ig like lectin 16

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.

Glioblastoma

Infections

Neoplasms

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Glioma

Tuberculosis

Gonorrhea

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.

V-set domain containingC2-set domain containingI-set domain containingSialic acid binding Ig like lectins

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2024-09-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.