BDH2

Gene

3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase 2

HGNCHGNC:32389 EnsemblENSG00000164039 NCBI Gene56898

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q24

Also known as

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

Also known asDHRS6 · UCPA-OR · FLJ13261 · UNQ6308 · PRO20933 · SDR15C1

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Previous symbolsDHRS6

Alias symbolsUCPA-OR, FLJ13261, UNQ6308, PRO20933, SDR15C1

Previous namesdehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) member 6, 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, type 2

Alias namesshort chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 15C, 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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Testicular Neoplasms

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.