NQO2

Gene

N-ribosyldihydronicotinamide:quinone dehydrogenase 2

HGNCHGNC:7856 EnsemblENSG00000124588 NCBI Gene4835

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6p25.2

Also known as

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

Also known asNMOR2 · QR2 · DHQV · DIA6

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Previous symbolsNMOR2

Alias symbolsQR2, DHQV, DIA6

Previous namesNAD(P)H menadione oxidoreductase 2, dioxin-inducible, NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 2, N-ribosyldihydronicotinamide:quinone reductase 2

Alias namesquinone reductase 2, NRH:quinone oxidoreductase 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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Angina, Unstable

Alzheimer's Disease

Autosomal dominant macrothrombocytopenia

Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute

Rare hemorrhagic disorder due to a constitutional platelet anomaly

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.

Flavoproteins

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-07-21.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.