Gene
KLHDC8B
kelch domain containing 8B
- HGNC 28557↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000185909↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 200942↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 3p21.31
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 3: 49,171,598–49,176,486 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 6 exons across 4.9 kb
- Protein
- 354 amino acids
- Also known as
- MGC35097
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000332780.4NM_173546.3
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How KLHDC8B is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 2 kb of the gene's 4.9 kb; 1,065 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to KLHDC8B
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions KLHDC8B can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). KLHDC8B gene: kelch domain containing 8B. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/klhdc8b
Dante Labs. KLHDC8B gene: kelch domain containing 8B [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/klhdc8b
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