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WIPI1

Gene

WD repeat domain, phosphoinositide interacting 1

HGNCHGNC:25471EnsemblENSG00000070540NCBI Gene55062
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q24.2

Also known as

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

Also known asFLJ10055 · ATG18 · ATG18A · WIPI49
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Alias symbolsFLJ10055, ATG18, ATG18A, WIPI49

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.

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Major depressive disorder
Neural Tube Defects
Melanoma
Infections
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

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.

WD repeat domain containingAutophagy relatedWIPI 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.