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ST8SIA2

Gene

ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2

HGNCHGNC:10870EnsemblENSG00000140557NCBI Gene8128
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 15q26.1

Also known as

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

Also known asSTX · ST8SIA-II · HsT19690
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Alias symbolsSTX, ST8SIA-II, HsT19690
Previous namesSIAT8B

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.

COVID-19
Aortic Diseases
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Ovarian neoplasm
Placental retention

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.

Sialyltransferases

Provenance

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