Gene: KIF16B

Alternate names for this Gene: C20orf23|KISC20ORF|SNX23

Gene Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a kinesin-like protein that may be involved in intracellular trafficking. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 20

Location in Chromosome : 20p12.1

Description of this Gene: kinesin family member 16B

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs77829948 in KIF16B gene and Asthma PMID 27611488 2017 Identification of Four Novel Loci in Asthma in European American and African American Populations.

rs6111174 in KIF16B gene and Body Height PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs6034530 in KIF16B gene and Body mass index PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs2208059 in KIF16B gene and Carcinoid Tumor PMID 21139019 2011 A pilot genome-wide association study shows genomic variants enriched in the non-tumor cells of patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the ileum.

rs6043979 in KIF16B gene and Intelligence PMID 22449649 2012 Genome-wide association study of intelligence: additive effects of novel brain expressed genes.

rs10485552 in KIF16B gene and Mean blood pressure PMID 22510845 2012 Pathway-based genome-wide association analysis of coronary heart disease identifies biologically important gene sets.