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PCNX2

Gene

pecanex 2

HGNCHGNC:8736EnsemblENSG00000135749NCBI Gene80003
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1q42.2

Also known as

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

Also known asPCNXL2 · KIAA0435 · FLJ11383
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Previous symbolsPCNXL2
Alias symbolsKIAA0435, FLJ11383
Previous namespecanex-like 2 (Drosophila), pecanex homolog 2 (Drosophila)

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.

Thyroid gland carcinoma
Thyroid Neoplasms
Smoking initiation
Ovarian dysfunction
Amblyopia
Pneumonia, Viral
Poisoning

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.

Pecanex family

Provenance

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