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ASAH2B

Gene

N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 2B

HGNCHGNC:23456EnsemblENSG00000204147NCBI Gene653308
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 10q11.23

Also known as

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

Also known asASAH2C · bA449O16.3 · ASAH2L · bA98I6.3
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Previous symbolsASAH2C
Alias symbolsbA449O16.3, ASAH2L, bA98I6.3
Previous namesN-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (non-lysosomal ceramidase) 2C, N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (non-lysosomal ceramidase) 2B

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.

Respiratory Insufficiency
Metabolic Diseases
Smoking initiation
Liver Diseases
Infertility, Male

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.

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.