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PLA2G6

Gene

phospholipase A2 group VI

HGNCHGNC:9039EnsemblENSG00000184381NCBI Gene8398
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 22q13.1

Also known as

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

Also known asiPLA2 · PNPLA9 · PARK14 · iPLA2beta · NBIA2
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Alias symbolsiPLA2, PNPLA9, PARK14, iPLA2beta, NBIA2
Previous namesphospholipase A2, group VI (cytosolic, calcium-independent)
Alias namesneurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation 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.

Neuroaxonal Dystrophies
Parkinson's Disease
Genetic Diseases, Inborn

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.

Ankyrin repeat domain containingPatatin like phospholipase domain containingPhospholipases

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.