Trait
Low blood potassium levels
Clinical name: Hypokalemia
The concentration of potassium(1+) in the blood circulation is below the lower limit of normal.
Summary
- Also called
- Decreased potassium(1+) concentration, Decreased potassium(1+) level, Decreased potassium(1+) level in blood, Reduced potassium(1+) concentration, Reduced potassium(1+) level, Reduced potassium(1+) level in blood
- Body system
- Laboratory abnormality
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Low blood potassium levels is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.
| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| ATP1A1ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| BSNDbarttin CLCNK type accessory subunit beta | Always | In 2 conditions |
| CACNA1Dcalcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D | Always | In 2 conditions |
| CACNA1Scalcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 S | Always | In 2 conditions |
| CLCN2chloride voltage-gated channel 2 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| CLCNKBchloride voltage-gated channel Kb | Always | In 4 conditions |
| CTNScystinosin, lysosomal cystine transporter | Always | In 3 conditions |
| KCNJ1potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| KCNJ10potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 10 | Always | In 2 conditions |
| KCNJ18potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 18 | Always | In 1 condition |
| NHEJ1non-homologous end joining factor 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| PKD2polycystin 2, transient receptor potential cation channel | Always | In 1 condition |
| SCN4Asodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 4 | Always | In 3 conditions |
| SCNN1Asodium channel epithelial 1 subunit alpha | Always | In 2 conditions |
| SCNN1Bsodium channel epithelial 1 subunit beta | Always | In 2 conditions |
| SCNN1Gsodium channel epithelial 1 subunit gamma | Always | In 2 conditions |
| SERPINA6serpin family A member 6 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC12A1solute carrier family 12 member 1 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC26A3solute carrier family 26 member 3 | Always | In 1 condition |
| SLC4A4solute carrier family 4 member 4 | Always | In 1 condition |
| ATP6V0A4ATPase H+ transporting V0 subunit a4 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| ATP6V1B1ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit B1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 1 condition |
| CLCNKAchloride voltage-gated channel Ka | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| CYP11B1cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily B member 1 | Very often (80–99%) | In 3 conditions |
| HSD11B2hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 2 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| KCNJ5potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 5 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| SLC12A3solute carrier family 12 member 3 | Very often (80–99%) | In 2 conditions |
| CDKN2Acyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CTNNB1catenin beta 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| CYP17A1cytochrome P450 family 17 subfamily A member 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| DEF6DEF6 guanine nucleotide exchange factor | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| EHHADHenoyl-CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| FXYD2FXYD domain containing ion transport regulator 2 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GATMglycine amidinotransferase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| GEMIN4gem nuclear organelle associated protein 4 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NDUFAF6NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex assembly factor 6 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NR3C1nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| NUP214nucleoporin 214 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| OCRLOCRL inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| PRKAR1Aprotein kinase cAMP-dependent type I regulatory subunit alpha | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
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| Gene | How often it is seen | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| RRAGDRas related GTP binding D | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| SLC34A1solute carrier family 34 member 1 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TERTtelomerase reverse transcriptase | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| TP53tumor protein p53 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ZNRF3zinc and ring finger 3 | Often (30–79%) | In 1 condition |
| ASLargininosuccinate lyase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CASRcalcium sensing receptor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CDH23cadherin related 23 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| CYP11B2cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily B member 2 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| H6PDhexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase/glucose 1-dehydrogenase | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| HSD11B1hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 1 | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| INSRinsulin receptor | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| SLC4A1solute carrier family 4 member 1 (Diego blood group) | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 2 conditions |
| UNC45Aunc-45 myosin chaperone A | Sometimes (5–29%) | In 1 condition |
| AIPAHR interacting HSP90 co-chaperone | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| BMPR1Abone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1A | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| CLDN10claudin 10 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| KCNJ2potassium inwardly rectifying channel subfamily J member 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| MAGED2MAGE family member D2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SLC2A2solute carrier family 2 member 2 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| SMAD4SMAD family member 4 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
| USP8ubiquitin specific peptidase 8 | Not recorded | In 1 condition |
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- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
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