KCNT2

Gene

potassium sodium-activated channel subfamily T member 2

HGNCHGNC:18866 EnsemblENSG00000162687 NCBI Gene343450

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1q31.3

Also known as

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

Also known asKCa4.2 · SLICK · SLO2.1

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Alias symbolsKCa4.2, SLICK, SLO2.1

Previous namespotassium channel, subfamily T, member 2, potassium channel, sodium activated subfamily T, member 2

Alias namessodium and chloride activated ATP sensitive 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 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

Macular Degeneration

Retinal Diseases

Wet macular degeneration

Kidney transplant

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 sodium-activated channel subfamily TMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.