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KCNJ18

potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 18

Synonyms:
KIR2.6, TTPP2
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  • Human(100134444) Summary: This gene encodes a member of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel family. Transcription of this locus is regulated by thyroid hormone, and the encoded protein plays a role in resting membrane potential maintenance. Mutations in this locus have been associated with thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2013]

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