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Gene entry

POLK

DNA polymerase kappa

Chromosome
5
Cytoband
5q13.3
Variants (rsID)
12

POLK is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 5 (region 5q13.3). Its official name is “DNA polymerase kappa”. The reference table lists 12 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

1 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs148960463Conflicting interpretationssingle nucleotide variantMalignant tumor of prostate|Seizure|Neurodevelopmental delay

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.