LIPT2

Gene

lipoyl(octanoyl) transferase 2

HGNCHGNC:37216 EnsemblENSG00000175536 NCBI Gene387787

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11q13.4

Also known as

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

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Previous nameslipoyl(octanoyl) transferase 2 (putative)

Alias namesoctanoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein]-protein N-octanoyltransferase, lipoate-protein ligase B, lipoyl/octanoyl transferase

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.

Osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis

Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Glioma

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.

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.