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HMGA2

Gene

high mobility group AT-hook 2

HGNCHGNC:5009EnsemblENSG00000149948NCBI Gene8091
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q14.3

Also known as

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

Also known asHMGIC · BABL · LIPO
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Previous symbolsHMGIC
Alias symbolsBABL, LIPO
Previous nameshigh-mobility group (nonhistone chromosomal) protein isoform I-C

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
Diabetes Mellitus
Lipoma
Leiomyoma
Diabetic Retinopathy

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.

Canonical high mobility group

Provenance

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