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KCNJ10

Gene

potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 10

HGNCHGNC:6256EnsemblENSG00000177807NCBI Gene3766
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1q23.2

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 10P78508

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Also known as

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

Also known asKir4.1 · Kir1.2
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Alias symbolsKir4.1, Kir1.2
Previous namespotassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 10

Associated diseases

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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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss
Cerebellar Ataxia

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.

Potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J

Provenance

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