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Patent Pending Lipocalin-2 (LCN2), also known as oncogene 24p3 or neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LCN2 gene.[1][2][3] NGAL is involved in innate immunity by sequestrating iron that in turn limits bacterial growth.