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Gene

RLN2

relaxin 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
9p24.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 9: 5,299,864–5,304,716 (GRCh38)
Exons
2 exons across 4.9 kb
Protein
185 amino acids
Also known as
H2, RLXH2, bA12D24.1.1, bA12D24.1.2
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000381627.4NM_134441.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads RLN2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How RLN2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 9, with a bracket where RLN2 sits. RLN2 and 10 genes near it on chromosome 9, from 4,802,290 to 5,802,289.Chromosome 99p24.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q13q21.11q21.12q21.13q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22.1q22.2q22.31q22.32q22.33q31.1q31.2q31.3q32q33.1q33.2q33.3q34.11q34.12q34.13q34.2q34.35 Mb5.2 Mb5.4 Mb5.6 Mb5.8 MbRCL1: 4,792,881–4,928,572, forward strandRCL1JAK2: 4,984,390–5,129,950, forward strandJAK2INSL6: 4,991,978–5,185,668, reverse strandINSL6INSL4: 5,231,408–5,235,304, forward strandINSL4RLN2: 5,299,864–5,304,716, reverse strandRLN2RLN1: 5,334,930–5,339,876, reverse strandRLN1PLGRKT: 5,357,961–5,439,252, reverse strandPLGRKTCD274: 5,450,503–5,470,566, forward strandCD274PDCD1LG2: 5,485,745–5,571,282, forward strandPDCD1LG2RIC1: 5,628,738–5,778,255, forward strandRIC1ERMP1: 5,749,832–5,879,537, reverse strandERMP1Diagram of RLN2: 2 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 9Exon 2: 5,299,864–5,300,444, 581 basesExon 1: 5,304,370–5,304,716, 347 bases215′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 0.9 kb of the gene's 4.9 kb; 558 of those bases code for the protein.

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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). RLN2 gene: relaxin 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/rln2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. RLN2 gene: relaxin 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/rln2

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