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KLRC2

Gene

killer cell lectin like receptor C2

HGNCHGNC:6375EnsemblENSG00000205809NCBI Gene3822
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12p13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asNKG2-C · CD159c · NKG2C
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Alias symbolsNKG2-C, CD159c, NKG2C
Previous nameskiller cell lectin-like receptor subfamily C, member 2
Alias namesNKG2-C type II integral membrane protein, natural killer cell receptor G2-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.

Psoriasis
Glioblastoma
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Neoplasms
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Lymphoma
COVID-19
HIV Infections

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.

CD moleculesKiller cell lectin like receptorsC-type lectin domain containing

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-07-05.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.