Gene: GALK2

Alternate names for this Gene: GK2

Gene Summary: This gene encodes a highly efficient N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) kinase, which has galactokinase activity when galactose is present at high concentrations. The encoded protein is a member of the GHMP kinase family. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 15

Location in Chromosome : 15q21.1-q21.2

Description of this Gene: galactokinase 2

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs11632038 in GALK2 gene and Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) PMID 28604730 2017 Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes.

rs7169304 in GALK2 gene and Carcinoma of lung PMID 28604730 2017 Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes.