EIF4A2

Gene

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2

HGNCHGNC:3284 EnsemblENSG00000156976 NCBI Gene1974

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q27.3

Also known as

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

Also known asEIF4F · DDX2B · EIF4A · BM-010

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Previous symbolsEIF4F

Alias symbolsDDX2B, EIF4A, BM-010

Previous nameseukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A, isoform 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.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Dengue

Complex neurodevelopmental disorder

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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.

DEAD-box helicasesMicroRNA protein coding host genesSmall nucleolar RNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.