KCNV1

Gene

potassium voltage-gated channel modifier subfamily V member 1

HGNCHGNC:18861 EnsemblENSG00000164794 NCBI Gene27012

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 8q23.2

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 V member 1Q6PIU1

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 5 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 asKv8.1

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Alias symbolsKv8.1

Previous namespotassium channel, subfamily V, member 1, potassium channel, voltage gated modifier subfamily V, member 1

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.

Congenital myasthenic syndromes

Scoliosis

Neoplasms

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 channelsBTB domain containing

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.