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SCARB2

Gene

scavenger receptor class B member 2

HGNCHGNC:1665EnsemblENSG00000138760NCBI Gene950
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q21.1

Also known as

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

Also known asCD36L2 · HLGP85 · LIMPII · SR-BII · LIMP-2
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Previous symbolsCD36L2
Alias symbolsHLGP85, LIMPII, SR-BII, LIMP-2
Previous namesCD36 antigen (collagen type I receptor, thrombospondin receptor)-like 2 (lysosomal integral membrane protein II)
Alias nameslysosome membrane protein 2, lysosomal integral membrane protein II

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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Gaucher disease type 1

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.

Scavenger receptors

Provenance

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