WNT8A

Gene

Wnt family member 8A

HGNCHGNC:12788 EnsemblENSG00000061492 NCBI Gene7478

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q31.2

Also known as

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

Also known asWNT8D

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Alias symbolsWNT8D

Previous nameswingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 8A

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Flutter

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Glaucoma, Open-Angle

Glaucoma

Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles

Hypospadias

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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.

Wnt family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.