| Protein Name | patatin like domain 2, triacylglycerol lipase |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 57104 |
| Gene Symbol | PNPLA2 |
| UniProt | Q96AD5 (PLPL2_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
170
Total Number of Articles : 269 |
Description |
patatin like domain 2, triacylglycerol lipase |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes an enzyme which catalyzes the first step in the hydrolysis of triglycerides in adipose tissue. Mutations in this gene are associated with neutral lipid storage disease with myopathy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010] |
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