Gene: [05q/ITGA2] integrin, alpha 2 (antigen CD49B, alpha 2 subunit of VLA-2 receptor); very late activation protein-2 receptor, alpha-2 subunit; glicoprotein Ia; [CD49B VLA2R ]

COM	Jaspers-1991a,1991b assigned the ITGA2 gene to Chr 5q23-31.
MOP	Alpha 2 integrin was identified with monoclonal antibodies 12F1; 3H8; 5C5.
REF	PRO,LOC "Jaspers M &: CCG, 58, (HGM11), 1870, 1991a PRO,LOC "Jaspers M &: Somat Cell Mol Genet, 17, 505-511, 1991b
SWI	SWISSPROT: P17301
KEY	mem, recp
CLA	coding, basic
LOC	05 q23-31
MIM	MIM: 192974
SYN	CD49B VLA2R