FUT2

Gene

fucosyltransferase 2 (H blood group)

HGNCHGNC:4013 EnsemblENSG00000176920 NCBI Gene2524

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.33

Also known as

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

Also known asSE · sej · Se2 · SEC2

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Previous symbolsSE

Alias symbolssej, Se2, SEC2

Previous namesfucosyltransferase 2 (secretor status included)

Alias namesalpha(1,2)FT2, alpha (1,2) fucosyltransferase, galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2, GDP-L-fucose:beta-D-galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2, secretor factor, secretor blood group alpha-2-fucosyltransferase

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.

Essential Hypertension

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Substance-Related Disorders

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.

FucosyltransferasesBlood group antigens

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-01-17.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.