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Gene information for HFE2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID148738
Official gene symbolHFE2
Full namehemochromatosis type 2 (juvenile)
Aliases,HFE2A,HJV,JH,MGC23953,RGMC,
Gene summaryThe product of this gene is involved in iron metabolism. It may be a component of the signaling pathway which activates hepcidin or it may act as a modulator of hepcidin expression. It could also represent the cellular receptor for hepcidin. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene. Defects in this gene are the cause of hemochromatosis type 2A, also called juvenile hemochromatosis (JH). JH is an early-onset autosomal recessive disorder due to severe iron overload resulting in hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis and cardiomyopathy, occurring typically before age of 30. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q21.1
Gene position145413191 - 145417545  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size4355 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID608374