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TAC3

Gene

tachykinin precursor 3

HGNCHGNC:11521EnsemblENSG00000166863NCBI Gene6866
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q13.3

Also known as

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

Also known asNKNB · ZNEUROK1 · NKB · NK3 · LncZBTB39-1:2 · LncZBTB39
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Previous symbolsNKNB
Alias symbolsZNEUROK1, NKB, NK3, LncZBTB39-1:2, LncZBTB39
Previous namesneurokinin beta, neuromedin K, tachykinin 3
Alias namespreprotachykinin-B

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.

Hypogonadism
Kallmann syndrome
Infertility
Ischemic Attack, Transient
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
46,XX gonadal dysgenesis

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.

Tachykinin precursors

Provenance

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