DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating OLIG2 and alpha thalassemia

OLIG2 [ENSP00000331040]

Oligodendrocyte lineage transcription factor 2; Required for oligodendrocyte and motor neuron specification in the spinal cord, as well as for the development of somatic motor neurons in the hindbrain. Cooperates with OLIG1 to establish the pMN domain of the embryonic neural tube. Antagonist of V2 interneuron and of NKX2-2-induced V3 interneuron development (By similarity); Basic helix-loop-helix proteins

Synonyms:  OLIG2,  OLIG2p,  hOLIG2,  C9J444,  Q13516 ...

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