Gene: AHCYL2

Alternate names for this Gene: ADOHCYASE3|IRBIT2

Gene Summary: The protein encoded by this gene acts as a homotetramer and may be involved in the conversion of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine to L-homocysteine and adenosine. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 7

Location in Chromosome : 7q32.1

Description of this Gene: adenosylhomocysteinase like 2

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs11762085 in AHCYL2 gene and Leukemia, Myelocytic, Acute PMID 27903959 2017 Genome-wide haplotype association study identify the FGFR2 gene as a risk gene for acute myeloid leukemia.

rs11766298 in AHCYL2 gene and response to fenofibrate PMID 22890011 2012 Genome-wide association study indicates variants associated with insulin signaling and inflammation mediate lipoprotein responses to fenofibrate.