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WT1

Gene

WT1 transcription factor

HGNCHGNC:12796EnsemblENSG00000184937NCBI Gene7490
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11p13

Also known as

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

Also known asGUD · WAGR · WIT-2 · AWT1 · NPHS4 · WT-1
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Previous symbolsGUD
Alias symbolsWAGR, WIT-2, AWT1, NPHS4, WT-1
Previous namesWilms tumor 1

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.

Wilms Tumor

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.

Zinc fingers C2H2-type

Provenance

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