Gene
MT-ND2
mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 2
- HGNC 7456(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000198763(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 4536(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- mitochondria
- Also known as
- ND2, NAD2
- Previous symbols
- MTND2
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How a genome test reads MT-ND2
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position in MT-ND2 where ClinVar classes a change as pathogenic or likely pathogenic
None of them falls in a region short reads find hard.
Traits linked to MT-ND2
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions MT-ND2 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Abnormality of the nervous system
- Ataxia
- Encephalopathy
- Focal T2 hyperintense brainstem lesion
- Global developmental delay
- Lethargy
- Leukodystrophy
- Leukoencephalopathy
- Poor eye contact
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- Chorea
- Disorder of involuntary muscle movements
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Focal T2 hyperintense basal ganglia lesion
- Generalized myoclonic seizure
- Grand mal seizures
- Inability to coordinate movements when walking
- Nerve damage causing decreased feeling and movement
- Severe global developmental delay
- Abnormal prosody
- Bulbar signs
- Decreased reflex response
- Demyelinating peripheral neuropathy
- Increased reflexes
- Infantile spasms
- Loss of developmental milestones
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Postural tremor
- Segmental peripheral demyelination/remyelination
- Peripheral nerve disease
Abnormality of the eye
- Cross-eyed
- Damaged optic nerve
- Drooping upper eyelid
- Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic eye movements
- Optic disc pallor
- Paroxysmal involuntary eye movements
- Slow decrease in sharpness of vision
- Blind spot located at fixation point
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- Blurred vision
- Centrocecal scotoma
- Optic atrophy
- Pigmentary retinopathy
- Progressive loss of vision
- Weakness of muscles controlling eye movement
- Abnormal color vision
- Abnormal electroretinogram
- Abnormality of visual evoked potentials
- Blindness
- Reduced contrast sensitivity
- Retinal nerve fiber edema
- Rod-cone dystrophy
- Leber optic atrophy
- Visual loss
Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Low muscle tone
- Mitochondrial myopathy
- Muscle weakness
- Poor head control
- Decreased muscle tone in infant
- Involuntary muscle stiffness, contraction, or spasm
- Spasticity and rigidity of muscles
- Muscle tissue disease
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External links
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- 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
Dante Labs. (n.d.). MT-ND2 gene: mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mt-nd2
Dante Labs. MT-ND2 gene: mitochondrially encoded NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase core subunit 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mt-nd2
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