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XYLT2

Gene

xylosyltransferase 2

HGNCHGNC:15517EnsemblENSG00000015532NCBI Gene64132
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q21.33

Also known as

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

Also known asXT-II · PXYLT2
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Alias symbolsXT-II, PXYLT2
Previous namesxylosyltransferase II
Alias namesprotein xylosyltransferase 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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis

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.

Glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferases/xylosyltransferases

Provenance

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