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Symbol CNTN2 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 13-03-2015
HGNC name contactin 2 (axonal)
HGNC id 2172
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) BAFME5
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral   amplification    
in gliomas (high-grade)
constitutional     --over  
in the brain after injury
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
  • novel marker of the specialized cardiac conduction system (Pallante 2010)
  • may be an age-related reduction of expression that may predispose neuros to death, mechanism that may contribute to the onset and the progression of Alzeihmer's disease-relevant neuronal cell death (Tachi 2010)
  • Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS