Gene: MEIKIN

Alternate names for this Gene: -

Gene Summary:

Gene is located in Chromosome: 5

Location in Chromosome : 5q31.1

Description of this Gene: meiotic kinetochore factor

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs142958719 in MEIKIN gene and Alzheimer's Disease PMID 25778476 2016 A novel Alzheimer disease locus located near the gene encoding tau protein.

rs7710536 in MEIKIN gene and mathematical ability PMID 30038396 2018 Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals.