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DKK2

Gene

dickkopf Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor 2

HGNCHGNC:2892EnsemblENSG00000155011NCBI Gene27123
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q25

Also known as

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

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Previous namesdickkopf WNT signaling pathway inhibitor 2, dickkopf (Xenopus laevis) homolog 2, dickkopf 2 homolog (Xenopus laevis)

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.

Alopecia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Intestinal Obstruction
Asthma
Respiratory Tract Infections

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.

Dickkopf family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-06-27.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.