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KIF16B

Gene

kinesin family member 16B

HGNCHGNC:15869EnsemblENSG00000089177NCBI Gene55614
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 20p12.1

Also known as

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

Also known asC20orf23 · FLJ20135 · dJ971B4.1 · SNX23
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Previous symbolsC20orf23
Alias symbolsFLJ20135, dJ971B4.1, SNX23
Previous nameschromosome 20 open reading frame 23
Alias namessorting nexin 23

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Hodgkin's Disease
Ovarian neoplasm
Hearing Loss
Atrial septal defect
Liver Diseases
Arthritis, Psoriatic
Cholelithiasis

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.

Kinesins

Provenance

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