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KCNN4

Gene

potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 4

HGNCHGNC:6293EnsemblENSG00000104783NCBI Gene3783
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.31

Also known as

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

Also known asKCa3.1 · hSK4 · hKCa4 · hIKCa1 · IK
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Alias symbolsKCa3.1, hSK4, hKCa4, hIKCa1, IK
Previous namespotassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, member 4, potassium channel, calcium activated intermediate/small conductance subfamily N alpha, member 4
Alias namessmall conductance calcium-activated potassium channel 4, intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channel

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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Cystic Fibrosis
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Alzheimer's Disease

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 calcium-activated channels

Provenance

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