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ULK4

Gene

unc-51 like kinase 4

HGNCHGNC:15784EnsemblENSG00000168038NCBI Gene54986
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3p22.1

Also known as

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

Also known asFLJ20574 · REC01035 · FAM7C1
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Alias symbolsFLJ20574, REC01035, FAM7C1
Previous namesunc-51-like kinase 4 (C. elegans)

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.

Multiple Myeloma
Alcohol drinking
Alzheimer's Disease
Major depressive disorder
Stroke
Paraproteinemias
Smoking initiation
Multiple Sclerosis

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.

Armadillo like helical domain containingUnc-51 like kinase family

Provenance

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