MAP2K2

This page contains an overview of the genetic variation in the MAP2K2 gene, including its role in inherited cardiac disease. For more details, click on the links below, or for a specific variant, enter the HGVS variant here:

MAP2K2 gene and transcript details

Gene Name
mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2

Gene Links
Ensembl: ENSG00000126934 - Locus Reference Genomic:

Genomic Location
Chromosome 19 : 4,090,596 - 4,123,872 (reverse strand)
View in: Ensembl - UCSC Genome Browser


Canonical Seqs Transcript (1200 bases)Protein (400 aa)
ENST00000262948 ENSP00000262948
NM_030662.3
P36507

Summary of MAP2K2 in Cardiomyopathies


MAP2K2 variants in ExAC

Details of the protein-altering MAP2K2 variants (missense, loss of function truncating, inframe indels and splice site regions) found in the ExAC database are shown below. To view lists of specific variants with links to detailed population frequency data, click on the variant numbers - for all or a particular variant class.

Total VariantsCombined frequency of rare variants
All Variants1510.00330
Truncating20.00003
Missense1100.00235
Inframe20.00011
Splice Site370.00085

Rare variants are defined as having a mean allelic frequency of less than 0.0001.