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KCNJ8 - potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 8
- Synonym(s) : Kir6.1
- Previous symbols and names : potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 8
- Type : gene with protein product
- Chromosomal location : 12p12.1
- OMIM: 600935
- HGNC: 6269
- UniProtKB: Q15842
- Genatlas: KCNJ8
- GenCC: KCNJ8
- Ensembl: ENSG00000121361
- IUPHAR-DB: 441
- Reactome: Q15842
- LOVD: KCNJ8
Diseases list
- Disease-causing germline mutation(s) in Cantú syndrome
ORPHA:1517 
- Candidate gene tested in Brugada syndrome
ORPHA:130
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