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Gene entry

KCNJ8

potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 8

Chromosome
12
Cytoband
12p12.1
Variants (rsID)
4

KCNJ8 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 12 (region 12p12.1). Its official name is “potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 8”. The reference table lists 4 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

1 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs143319002Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantCardiovascular phenotype|Brugada syndrome

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.