KCNJ18 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human KCNJ18 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 17p11.2 and is approximately 12 kb in length. This allele, which encodes inward rectifier potassium channel 18 protein, is involved in the maintenance of resting membrane potential in excitable cells. Selected variants of this gene are involved in thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis susceptibility 2.

**Synonyms:** - Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channel 18 Gene - KIR2.6 - Potassium Channel, Inwardly Rectifying Subfamily J Member 18 Gene - Potassium Channel, Inwardly Rectifying Subfamily J, Member 18 Gene - Potassium Channel, Inwardly Rectifying, Subfamily J Member 18 Gene - Potassium Inwardly Rectifying Channel Subfamily J Member 18 wt Allele - Potassium Inwardly-Rectifying Channel, Subfamily J, Member 18 Gene - Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily J Member 18 Gene - TTPP2 - Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Susceptibility Ion Channel Gene