Gene: KRT8 
Alternate names for this Gene:  CARD2|CK-8|CK8|CYK8|K2C8|K8|KO
Gene Summary: This gene is a member of the type II keratin family clustered on the long arm of chromosome 12. Type I and type II keratins heteropolymerize to form intermediate-sized filaments in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. The product of this gene typically dimerizes with keratin 18 to form an intermediate filament in simple single-layered epithelial cells. This protein plays a role in maintaining cellular structural integrity and also functions in signal transduction and cellular differentiation. Mutations in this gene cause cryptogenic cirrhosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. 
Gene is located in Chromosome:  12
Location in Chromosome :  12q13.13
Description of this Gene:  keratin 8
Type of Gene:  protein-coding
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder)
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Breast Carcinoma
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
COLORECTAL CANCER, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 1
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
COLORECTAL CANCER, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 10
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
COLORECTAL CANCER, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 12
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
COLORECTAL CANCER, SUSCEPTIBILITY TO, 3
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Carcinoma of lung
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs61710484 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Cirrhosis, Familial
PMID 12724528 2003 Keratin 8 and 18 mutations are risk factors for developing liver disease of multiple etiologies.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Colorectal Carcinoma
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Colorectal Neoplasms
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Endometrioid carcinoma ovary
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Malignant neoplasm of large intestine
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Malignant tumor of colon
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Ovarian Serous Adenocarcinoma
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Prostate carcinoma
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
Squamous cell carcinoma of lung
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.
rs73110464 in 
KRT8 gene and 
ovarian neoplasm
PMID 27197191 2016 Cross-Cancer Genome-Wide Analysis of Lung, Ovary, Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer Reveals Novel Pleiotropic Associations.