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RBFOX2

Gene

RNA binding fox-1 homolog 2

HGNCHGNC:9906EnsemblENSG00000100320NCBI Gene23543
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 22q12.3

Also known as

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

Also known asRBM9 · HNRBP2 · FOX-2 · HRNBP2
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Previous symbolsRBM9
Alias symbolsHNRBP2, FOX-2, HRNBP2
Previous namesRNA binding motif protein 9, RNA binding protein, fox-1 homolog (C. elegans) 2, RNA binding protein, fox-1 homolog 2
Alias nameshexaribonucleotide binding protein 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.

Heart Defects, Congenital
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Keloid
Rheumatic Heart Disease

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 containingRNA binding fox-1 homologs

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-10-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.