NAGA, Official Symbol NAGAprovided by HGNC Official Full Name alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7631 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000198951 MIM:104170; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7631 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as GALB; D22S674 Summary NAGA encodes the lysosomal enzyme alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase, which cleaves alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminyl moieties from glycoconjugates. Mutations in NAGA have been identified as the cause of Schindler disease types I and II (type II also known as Kanzaki disease). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in placenta (RPKM 20.0), appendix (RPKM 15.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all