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DYNLL2

Gene

dynein light chain LC8-type 2

HGNCHGNC:24596EnsemblENSG00000264364NCBI Gene140735
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q22

Also known as

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

Also known asMGC17810 · Dlc2 · DNCL1B · RSPH22
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Alias symbolsMGC17810, Dlc2, DNCL1B, RSPH22
Alias namesradial spoke 22 homolog (Chlamydomonas)

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.

Virus Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Prostate carcinoma
Paroxysmal tachycardia
Hypertension
Osteosarcoma
Melanoma

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.

Dynein 1 complex subunitsDynein 2 complex subunitsDyneins, axonemal outer arm complex subunitsDyneins, axonemal inner arm I1/f complex subunits

Provenance

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