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PANK2

Gene

pantothenate kinase 2

HGNCHGNC:15894EnsemblENSG00000125779NCBI Gene80025
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 20p13

Also known as

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

Also known asC20orf48 · NBIA1 · HSS · FLJ11729 · PKAN · HARP
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Previous symbolsC20orf48, NBIA1
Alias symbolsHSS, FLJ11729, PKAN, HARP
Previous namesneurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 1 (Hallervorden-Spatz syndrome)
Alias namesHallervorden-Spatz syndrome, pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Dystonic Disorders

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.

MicroRNA protein coding host genesPantothenate kinase family

Provenance

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