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Gene

ANK2

ankyrin 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
4q25-q26
Coordinates
Chromosome 4: 113,049,653–113,383,736 (GRCh38)
Exons
46 exons across 334.1 kb
Protein
3,957 amino acids
Also known as
FAP87, CFAP87
Previous symbols
LQT4
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000357077.9NM_001148.6
Locus type
Protein-coding

Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads ANK2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How ANK2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Known disease-causing sites
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 4, with a bracket where ANK2 sits. ANK2 and 1 gene near it on chromosome 4, from 112,715,569 to 113,717,820.Chromosome 44q25-q26p16.3p16.2p16.1p15.33p15.32p15.31p15.2p15.1p14p13p12p11q11q12q13.1q13.2q13.3q21.1q21.21q21.22q21.23q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23q24q25q26q27q28.1q28.2q28.3q31.1q31.21q31.22q31.23q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33q34.1q34.2q34.3q35.1q35.2112.8 Mb113 Mb113.2 Mb113.4 Mb113.6 MbANK2: 113,049,653–113,383,736, forward strandANK2CAMK2D: 113,418,054–113,762,572, reverse strandCAMK2DDiagram of ANK2: 46 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 4Exon 1: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 2: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 25: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 27: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 29: 2 known disease-causing sitesExon 34: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 38: 11 known disease-causing sitesExon 40: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 42: 1 known disease-causing siteExon 45: 2 known disease-causing sitesExon 1: 113,049,653–113,049,812, 160 basesExon 2: 113,174,416–113,174,517, 102 basesExon 3: 113,196,368–113,196,466, 99 basesExon 4: 113,199,011–113,199,109, 99 basesExon 5: 113,232,161–113,232,259, 99 basesExon 6: 113,236,987–113,237,172, 186 basesExon 7: 113,237,599–113,237,622, 24 basesExon 8: 113,240,485–113,240,583, 99 basesExon 9: 113,242,111–113,242,209, 99 basesExon 10: 113,249,764–113,249,862, 99 basesExon 11: 113,255,735–113,255,932, 198 basesExon 12: 113,258,050–113,258,148, 99 basesExon 13: 113,258,313–113,258,411, 99 basesExon 14: 113,264,897–113,264,995, 99 basesExon 15: 113,274,452–113,274,649, 198 basesExon 16: 113,277,837–113,277,935, 99 basesExon 17: 113,278,460–113,278,558, 99 basesExon 18: 113,282,675–113,282,872, 198 basesExon 19: 113,287,605–113,287,703, 99 basesExon 20: 113,288,388–113,288,486, 99 basesExon 21: 113,292,416–113,292,514, 99 basesExon 22: 113,293,440–113,293,538, 99 basesExon 23: 113,302,767–113,302,839, 73 basesExon 24: 113,311,255–113,311,399, 145 basesExon 25: 113,317,707–113,317,809, 103 basesExon 26: 113,318,517–113,318,620, 104 basesExon 27: 113,330,246–113,330,470, 225 basesExon 28: 113,331,972–113,332,070, 99 basesExon 29: 113,333,054–113,333,208, 155 basesExon 30: 113,335,846–113,336,057, 212 basesExon 31: 113,336,577–113,336,781, 205 basesExon 32: 113,339,226–113,339,322, 97 basesExon 33: 113,341,688–113,341,916, 229 basesExon 34: 113,343,017–113,343,142, 126 basesExon 35: 113,345,900–113,346,022, 123 basesExon 36: 113,348,276–113,348,308, 33 basesExon 37: 113,350,228–113,350,249, 22 basesExon 38: 113,353,045–113,359,299, 6,255 basesExon 39: 113,360,823–113,360,897, 75 basesExon 40: 113,363,338–113,363,469, 132 basesExon 41: 113,365,039–113,365,182, 144 basesExon 42: 113,367,566–113,367,851, 286 basesExon 43: 113,369,514–113,369,805, 292 basesExon 44: 113,373,090–113,373,173, 84 basesExon 45: 113,373,285–113,373,449, 165 basesExon 46: 113,381,457–113,383,736, 2,280 bases151015202530354045465′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 14.2 kb of the gene's 334.1 kb; 11,874 of those bases code for the protein.

Sequencing ANK2

26

positions in ANK2 where ClinVar classes a change as pathogenic or likely pathogenic

None of them falls in a region short reads find hard.

A whole genome covers all 334.1 kb of ANK2, introns included, not only the 14.2 kb of exons.

Traits linked to ANK2

The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions ANK2 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.

External links

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
  • ClinVar and the GIAB stratifications: known disease-causing sites, and the regions short reads find hard.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
  • Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). ANK2 gene: ankyrin 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ank2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ANK2 gene: ankyrin 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ank2

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