MBD2

Gene

methyl-CpG binding domain protein 2

HGNCHGNC:6917 EnsemblENSG00000134046 NCBI Gene8932

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 18q21.2

Also known as

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

No previous or alternative symbols recorded for this gene.

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

Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary

Prostate carcinoma

Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy

Lysosomal Storage Diseases

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.

Methyl-CpG binding domain containingNuRD complex subunitsSmall nucleolar RNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-08-02.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.