Gene entry

ELOVL2

ELOVL fatty acid elongase 2

Chromosome

6

Cytoband

6p24.2

Variants (rsID)

15

ELOVL2 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6p24.2). Its official name is “ELOVL fatty acid elongase 2”. The reference table lists 15 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.