ELAVL2

Gene

ELAV like RNA binding protein 2

HGNCHGNC:3313 EnsemblENSG00000107105 NCBI Gene1993

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 9p21.3

Also known as

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

Also known asHuB · HEL-N1

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Alias symbolsHuB, HEL-N1

Previous namesELAV (embryonic lethal, abnormal vision, Drosophila)-like 2, ELAV (embryonic lethal, abnormal vision, Drosophila)-like 2 (Hu antigen B), ELAV like neuron-specific RNA binding protein 2

Alias namesHu antigen B

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.

Intelligence

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Major depressive disorder

Smoking initiation

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Asthma

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

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.

RNA binding motif containingELAV like RNA binding protein family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-11-02.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.