Gene
NEK9
NIMA related kinase 9
- HGNC 18591(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000119638(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 91754(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 14q24.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 14: 75,079,353–75,127,048 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 22 exons across 47.7 kb
- Protein
- 979 amino acids
- Also known as
- Nek8, NERCC, DKFZp434D0935, MGC16714, NERCC1
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000238616.10NM_033116.6
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How NEK9 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Known disease-causing sites
- Stretches short reads find hard
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 8.3 kb of the gene's 47.7 kb; 2,940 of those bases code for the protein.
How a genome test reads NEK9
8
positions in NEK9 where ClinVar classes a change as pathogenic or likely pathogenic
None of them falls in a region short reads find hard.
A whole genome covers all 47.7 kb of NEK9, introns included, not only the 8.3 kb of exons.
Traits linked to NEK9
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions NEK9 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
Abnormality of limbs
- Avascular necrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis
- Club feet
- Inward turned thumb
- Overlapping fingers
- Overlapping toe
- Abnormal feet structure
- Bowed thighbone
- Finger syndactyly
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Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
- Short long bone
- Broad ribs
- Increased variability in muscle fiber diameter
- Narrow chest
- Permanent flexion of the finger or toe
- Thoracic scoliosis
- Abnormal vertebral morphology
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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.
- ClinVar and the GIAB stratifications: known disease-causing sites, and the regions short reads find hard.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). NEK9 gene: NIMA related kinase 9. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/nek9
Dante Labs. NEK9 gene: NIMA related kinase 9 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/nek9
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