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STAR

Gene

steroidogenic acute regulatory protein

HGNCHGNC:11359EnsemblENSG00000147465NCBI Gene6770
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 8p11.23

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.

Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, mitochondrialP49675

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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 asSTARD1
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Alias symbolsSTARD1
Previous namessteroidogenic acute regulator
Alias namesStAR related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 1

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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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.

StAR related lipid transfer domain containing

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.