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MFSD2B

Gene

MFSD2 lysolipid transporter B, sphingolipid

HGNCHGNC:37207EnsemblENSG00000205639NCBI Gene388931
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2p23.3

Also known as

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

Also known asSLC59A2
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Alias symbolsSLC59A2
Previous namesmajor facilitator superfamily domain containing 2B
Alias namesS1P transporter, sphingosine 1-phosphate transporter

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
Hemolysis

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.

Solute carrier family 59

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.