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PROK2

Gene

prokineticin 2

HGNCHGNC:18455EnsemblENSG00000163421NCBI Gene60675
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3p13

Also known as

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

Also known asPK2 · BV8 · MIT1 · KAL4
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Alias symbolsPK2, BV8, MIT1, KAL4
Alias namesprotein Bv8 homolog

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.

Hypogonadism
Kallmann syndrome
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Alzheimer's Disease
Smoking initiation
Tinea

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.

Receptor ligandsProkineticin family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-06-15.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.