GJB2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18025996
GJB2
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GJB2

Summary

GJB2 is a gene[1]. GJB2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GJB2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • GJB2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • GJB2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 2975[5].
  • GJB2's genomic start is recorded as 20761609[6].
  • GJB2's genomic start is recorded as 20187463[7].
  • GJB2's genomic end is recorded as 20767037[8].
  • GJB2's genomic end is recorded as 20192938[9].
  • GJB2's ortholog is recorded as Gjb2[10].
  • GJB2's ortholog is recorded as Gjb2[11].
  • GJB2's ortholog is recorded as cx30.3[12].
  • GJB2's encodes is recorded as gap junction protein beta 2[13].
  • GJB2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[14].
  • GJB2's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 13[15].
  • GJB2's genetic association is recorded as autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 3A[16].
  • GJB2's genetic association is recorded as Vohwinkel syndrome[17].
  • GJB2's genetic association is recorded as palmoplantar keratoderma-deafness syndrome[18].
  • GJB2's genetic association is recorded as Bart-Pumphrey syndrome[19].
  • GJB2's genetic association is recorded as syndromic genetic deafness[20].
  • GJB2's genetic association is recorded as deafness[21].
  • GJB2's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[22].
  • GJB2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/2706[23].
  • GJB2's cytogenetic location is recorded as 13q12.11[24].
  • GJB2's expressed in is recorded as gingival epithelium[25].
  • GJB2's expressed in is recorded as human penis[26].
  • GJB2's expressed in is recorded as mucosa of pharynx[27].

Why It Matters

GJB2 ranks in the top 1% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2] GJB2 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] GJB2 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q905695. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q905695. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q905695. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ClinGen. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association autosomal dominant nonsyndromic deafness 3A, Vohwinkel syndrome, palmoplantar keratoderma-deafness syndrome +3
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 13
    Strand orientation reverse strand
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