title: TAL2
text: # TAL2
  
  T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 2, also known as TAL2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the TAL2 gene.
  
  ## Function
  
  TAL2 is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix family of transcription factors.
  
  ## Clinical significance
  
  Tumor-specific alterations of the TAL2 gene occurs in some patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).
  
  