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PAFAH2

Gene

platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 2

HGNCHGNC:8579EnsemblENSG00000158006NCBI Gene5051
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p36.11

Also known as

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

Also known asHSD-PLA2
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Alias symbolsHSD-PLA2
Previous namesplatelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 2 (40kD), platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 2, 40kDa

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.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Neoplasms
Acute Kidney Injury
Hypercalcemia

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.