Back to discover

UGT8

Gene

UDP glycosyltransferase 8

HGNCHGNC:12555EnsemblENSG00000174607NCBI Gene7368
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q26

Also known as

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

Also known asCGT
View full nomenclature history (3)
Previous symbolsCGT
Previous namesUDP-galactose ceramide galactosyltransferase
Alias names2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase

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.

Nephrolithiasis
Bundle-Branch Block
Bladder calculus
Liver Diseases
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
Osteoporosis
Ureterolithiasis
Urolithiasis

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.

UDP glucuronosyltransferasesMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

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