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Symbol PTK2B contributors: mct - updated : 26-06-2017
HGNC name PTK2B protein tyrosine kinase 2 beta
HGNC id 9612
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional       gain of function
in the human heart during heart failure may contribute to protection against arrhythmia
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
osteoarticular  
may be important for therapeutic interventions aimed at increasing bone formation in metabolic diseases of the skeleton
miscelleaneousurinary 
new therapeutic target for ameliorating renal fibrosis
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • mice lacking Pyk2 exhibit an increase in bone mass, in part due to impairment of osteoclast function