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KRT71

Gene

keratin 71

HGNCHGNC:28927EnsemblENSG00000139648NCBI Gene112802
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q13.13

Also known as

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

Also known asKRT6IRS · KRT6IRS1 · K6IRS1
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Alias symbolsKRT6IRS, KRT6IRS1, K6IRS1
Previous nameskeratin 71, type II

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
Alopecia
Hypotrichosis
Uncombable hair syndrome

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.

Keratins, type II

Provenance

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