SSX2

Gene

SSX family member 2

HGNCHGNC:11336 EnsemblENSG00000241476 NCBI Gene6757

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xp11.22

Also known as

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

Also known asSSX · HOM-MEL-40 · HD21 · MGC3884 · MGC15364 · MGC119055 · CT5.2a

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Previous symbolsSSX

Alias symbolsHOM-MEL-40, HD21, MGC3884, MGC15364, MGC119055, CT5.2a

Previous namessynovial sarcoma, X breakpoint 2

Alias namessynovial sarcoma, X breakpoint 2, isoform b, sarcoma, synovial, X-chromosome-related 2, synovial sarcoma, X breakpoint 2B, cancer/testis antigen family 5, member 2a

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.

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.

SSX familyProteins encoded by multiple genesKRAB domain containing

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.