IGF2BP2

Gene

insulin like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2

HGNCHGNC:28867 EnsemblENSG00000073792 NCBI Gene10644

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q27.2

Also known as

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

Also known asIMP-2 · p62

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Alias symbolsIMP-2, p62

Previous namesinsulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 2

Alias namesIGF II mRNA binding protein 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

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

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.

RNA binding motif containingMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.