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Gene entry

KRT6B

keratin 6B

Chromosome
12
Cytoband
12q13.13
Variants (rsID)
5

KRT6B 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 6B”. The reference table lists 5 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

2 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs267607473Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variant
  • rs60627726Pathogenicsingle nucleotide variantPachyonychia congenita 4

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.