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HTR2B

Gene

5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B

HGNCHGNC:5294EnsemblENSG00000135914NCBI Gene3357
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2q37.1

Also known as

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

Also known as5-HT(2B) · 5-HT2B
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Alias symbols5-HT(2B), 5-HT2B
Previous names5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2B, 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 2B, G protein-coupled

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.

Schizophrenia
Major depressive disorder
Psychotic disorder
Migraine Disorders
Depressive Disorder
Obesity disorder

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.

5-hydroxytryptamine receptors, G protein-coupled

Provenance

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