ST6GAL1

Gene

ST6 beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 1

HGNCHGNC:10860 EnsemblENSG00000073849 NCBI Gene6480

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q27.3

Also known as

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

Also known asSIAT1 · CDw75

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Previous symbolsSIAT1

Alias symbolsCDw75

Previous namessialyltransferase 1 (beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialytransferase), ST6 beta-galactosamide alpha-2,6-sialyltranferase 1, ST6 N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 1

Alias namesST6Gal I

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.

COVID-19

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Diabetes Mellitus

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Glomerulonephritis, IGA

Influenza, Human

Diabetic Neuropathies

Schizophrenia

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.

Sialyltransferases

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.