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PTP4A2

Gene

protein tyrosine phosphatase 4A2

HGNCHGNC:9635EnsemblENSG00000184007NCBI Gene8073
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p35.2

Also known as

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

Also known asPTP4A · HU-PP-1 · PTPCAAX2 · OV-1 · ptp-IV1a · PRL-2 · PRL2
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Previous symbolsPTP4A
Alias symbolsHU-PP-1, PTPCAAX2, OV-1, ptp-IV1a, PRL-2, PRL2
Previous namesprotein tyrosine phosphatase type IVA, member 2
Alias namesphosphatase of regenerating liver 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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Leukoplakia, Oral
Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system
Neoplasms

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.

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 4A 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.