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KCNQ4

Gene

potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 4

HGNCHGNC:6298EnsemblENSG00000117013NCBI Gene9132
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p34.2

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.

Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily KQT member 4P56696

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 6 approved medicines against this target

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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 asDFNA2 · Kv7.4
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Previous symbolsDFNA2
Alias symbolsKv7.4
Previous namespotassium voltage-gated channel, KQT-like subfamily, member 4, potassium channel, voltage gated KQT-like subfamily Q, member 4

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.

Nonsyndromic genetic hearing loss
Epilepsy
Congenital myasthenic syndromes

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 voltage-gated channels

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.