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KCNAB1

Gene

potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A regulatory beta subunit 1

HGNCHGNC:6228EnsemblENSG00000169282NCBI Gene7881
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q25.31

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asAKR6A3 · KCNA1B · hKvBeta3 · Kvb1.3 · hKvb3
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Alias symbolsAKR6A3, KCNA1B, hKvBeta3, Kvb1.3, hKvb3
Previous namespotassium voltage-gated channel, shaker-related subfamily, beta member 1, potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member regulatory beta subunit 1
Alias namesK+ channel Beta1a chain

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Alcohol drinking
Premature Birth
Restless Legs Syndrome
Coronary Artery Disease
Ovarian dysfunction
Gastrointestinal Diseases

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Aldo-keto reductasesPotassium voltage-gated channel regulatory subunits

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.