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CNGA2

Gene

cyclic nucleotide gated channel subunit alpha 2

HGNCHGNC:2149EnsemblENSG00000183862NCBI Gene1260
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xq28

Also known as

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

Also known asCNCA1 · CNCA · CNG2 · OCNC1 · OCNCa · OCNCALPHA · FLJ46312
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Previous symbolsCNCA1, CNCA
Alias symbolsCNG2, OCNC1, OCNCa, OCNCALPHA, FLJ46312
Previous namescyclic nucleotide gated channel alpha 2

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
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Leber Congenital Amaurosis
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms

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.

Cyclic nucleotide gated channels

Provenance

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