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FAIM2

Gene

Fas apoptotic inhibitory molecule 2

HGNCHGNC:17067EnsemblENSG00000135472NCBI Gene23017
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q13.12

Also known as

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

Also known asKIAA0950 · LFG · NMP35 · LIFEGUARD · TMBIM2 · LFG2
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Alias symbolsKIAA0950, LFG, NMP35, LIFEGUARD, TMBIM2, LFG2
Alias namestransmembrane BAX inhibitor motif containing 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.

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Obesity disorder
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity, Morbid
Overnutrition
Hypertension
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Essential Hypertension

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.

Transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif containing

Provenance

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