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Gene information for GALK2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2585
Official gene symbolGALK2
Full namegalactokinase 2
Aliases,GK2,MGC1745,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes a highly efficient N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) kinase, which has galactokinase activity when galactose is present at high concentrations. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 15   Locus: 15q21.1-q21.2
Gene position49447976 - 49622002  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size174027 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID137028