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PTBP2

Gene

polypyrimidine tract binding protein 2

HGNCHGNC:17662EnsemblENSG00000117569NCBI Gene58155
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p21.3

Also known as

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

Also known asbrPTB · nPTB · PTB · PTBLP
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Alias symbolsbrPTB, nPTB, PTB, PTBLP

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.

Obesity disorder
Schizophrenia
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
Obesity, Morbid
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Intelligence
Alcohol drinking
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Major depressive disorder

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.

RNA binding motif containingHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins

Provenance

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