KIF6

Gene

kinesin family member 6

HGNCHGNC:21202 EnsemblENSG00000164627 NCBI Gene221458

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6p21.2

Also known as

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

Also known asC6orf102 · dJ1043E3.1 · MGC33317 · dJ137F1.4 · dJ188D3.1 · DKFZp451I2418

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Previous symbolsC6orf102

Alias symbolsdJ1043E3.1, MGC33317, dJ137F1.4, dJ188D3.1, DKFZp451I2418

Previous nameschromosome 6 open reading frame 102

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.

Alcohol drinking

Hodgkin's Disease

Hypospadias

Diabetic Neuropathies

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Urolithiasis

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.