External IDs GeneCards: ASAH2B Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000204147 | Species Human Entrez 653308 | |
Aliases ASAH2B, ASAH2L, bA449O16.3, bA98I6.3, N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (non-lysosomal ceramidase) 2B, ASAH2C, N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase 2B | ||
Neutral ceramidase B also known as non-lysosomal ceramidase B or N-acylsphingosine amidohydrolase (non-lysosomal ceramidase) 2B or ASAH2B is a ceramidase enzyme which in humans is encoded by the ASAH2B gene.
Clinical significance
ASAH2B shows reduced expression with increasing age and further reduction in late onset Alzheimer's disease patients.
References
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