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KLF6

Gene

KLF transcription factor 6

HGNCHGNC:2235EnsemblENSG00000067082NCBI Gene1316
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 10p15.2

Also known as

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

Also known asBCD1 · ST12 · COPEB · CPBP · GBF · Zf9 · PAC1
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Previous symbolsBCD1, ST12, COPEB
Alias symbolsCPBP, GBF, Zf9, PAC1
Previous namescore promoter element binding protein, Kruppel like factor 6
Alias namesGC-rich binding factor

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.

Prostate carcinoma
Schizophrenia
Stomach Neoplasms
Prostatic Neoplasms
Cutaneous melanoma
Carcinoma of liver and intrahepatic biliary tract
Neurodegenerative Diseases

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.

Zinc fingers C2H2-typeKLF transcription factors

Provenance

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