HK2, hexokinase 2, 3099

N. diseases: 152; N. variants: 4
Disease: Retinitis Pigmentosa ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0035334
Disease: Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis Pigmentosa 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE In contrast, cones adapt without increased mitochondrial number but require HK2 to adapt to metabolic stress conditions such as those encountered in retinitis pigmentosa, where the loss of rods causes a nutrient shortage in cones. 29847794 2018