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KLF2

Gene

KLF transcription factor 2

HGNCHGNC:6347EnsemblENSG00000127528NCBI Gene10365
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19p13.11

Also known as

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

Also known asLKLF
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Alias symbolsLKLF
Previous namesKruppel-like factor 2 (lung), Kruppel like factor 2
Alias nameslung Kruppel-like factor

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
Multiple Myeloma
Coronary Artery Disease
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Brain Neoplasms
Asthma

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.

Zinc fingers C2H2-typeKLF transcription factors

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-04-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.