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Gene entry

KRT6A

keratin 6A

Chromosome
12
Cytoband
12q13.13
Variants (rsID)
13

KRT6A is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 12 (region 12q13.13). Its official name is “keratin 6A”. The reference table lists 13 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

9 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs267607462Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs267607463Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs267607464Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs57448541Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs57629991Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs59685571Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantPachyonychia congenita 3
  • rs60554162Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantPachyonychia congenita 3
  • rs62635294Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantPachyonychia congenita 3
  • rs58556099Not classifiedsingle nucleotide variant

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.