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FADS2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18034075

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 11[13]
Cytogenetic location
11q12.2[16]
Encodes
Fatty acid desaturase 2[11]
Expressed in
right adrenal cortex, left adrenal cortex, ganglionic eminence, ventricular zone, stromal cell of endometrium, skin of thigh, amygdala, hypothalamus, islet of Langerhans, smooth muscle tissue[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[12]
Genetic association
metabolic disease[14]
Genomic end
61867354, 61634826[6][7]
Genomic start
61792980, 61560452[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
3149[3]
Ortholog
Fads2, Fads2, fat-4, fat-3, fads2[8][9][10]
Strand orientation
forward strand[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en D6D en DES6 en FADS2 en FADSD6 en fatty acid desaturase 2 en LLCDL2 en SLL0262 en TU13 fa اسید چرب غیراشباع 2 fa اسید چرب غیراشباع ۲ fa اف‌ای‌دی‌اس2 fa اف‌ای‌دی‌اس۲ fa اف ای دی اس2 fa اف ای دی اس۲

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Summary

FADS2 is a gene[1]. FADS2 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Phenocarta. Retrieved . gemma.msl.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → FADS2
    Genetic association → metabolic disease
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_001281501, NM_001281502, NM_004265 +1
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/9415
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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