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GRHL2

Gene

grainyhead like transcription factor 2

HGNCHGNC:2799EnsemblENSG00000083307NCBI Gene79977
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 8q22.3

Also known as

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

Also known asDFNA28 · TFCP2L3 · FLJ13782 · BOM
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Previous symbolsDFNA28, TFCP2L3
Alias symbolsFLJ13782, BOM
Previous namesdeafness, autosomal dominant 28, transcription factor CP2-like 3, grainyhead-like 2 (Drosophila)
Alias namesbrother-of-MGR

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Non-syndromic genetic deafness
Nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss
Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
Stroke

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.

Grainyhead like transcription factor family

Provenance

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