WWOX

Gene

WW domain containing oxidoreductase

HGNCHGNC:12799 EnsemblENSG00000186153 NCBI Gene51741

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 16q23.1-q23.2

Also known as

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

Also known asFOR · WOX1 · SDR41C1

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Alias symbolsFOR, WOX1, SDR41C1

Previous namesWW domain-containing oxidoreductase

Alias namesshort chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 41C, member 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.

Undetermined early-onset epileptic encephalopathy

Esophageal Neoplasms

Alcohol drinking

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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.

Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.