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NIPA2

Gene

NIPA magnesium transporter 2

HGNCHGNC:17044EnsemblENSG00000140157NCBI Gene81614
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 15q11.2

Also known as

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

Also known asSLC57A2
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Alias symbolsSLC57A2
Previous namesnon imprinted in Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome 2

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.

Prader-Willi syndrome
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Osteoporosis
Epilepsy
Miyoshi myopathy
Angelman Syndrome
Microcephaly

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 57, NIPA-like magnesium transporters

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-12-17.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.