CALCB

Gene

calcitonin related polypeptide beta

HGNCHGNC:1438 EnsemblENSG00000175868 NCBI Gene797

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11p15.2

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Calcitonin gene-related peptide 2P10092

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 3 approved medicines against this target

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Also known as

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

Also known asCALC2 · FLJ30166 · CGRP-II

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Previous symbolsCALC2

Alias symbolsFLJ30166, CGRP-II

Previous namescalcitonin 2

Associated diseases

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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.

Migraine Disorders

Gastrointestinal Diseases

Respiratory Tract Infections

Alcohol drinking

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.

Neuropeptides

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-07-26.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.