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Symbol SCN2B contributors: mct/ - updated : 13-09-2023
HGNC name sodium channel, voltage-gated, type II, beta
HGNC id 10589
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) ATFB14
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
constitutional     --low  
age-down regulated in the frontal cortex
Susceptibility
  • to atrial fibrillation
  • to idiopathic epilepsy
  • Variant & Polymorphism SNP
  • R28Q, R28W associated with atrial fibrillation (Watanabe 2009)
  • rs602594 associated with idiopathic epilepsy
  • Candidate gene for Brugada syndrome
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • deletion of Scn2b in mice results in ventricular and atrial arrhythmias, consistent with reported SCN2B mutations in human patients