Gene: WNK2

Alternate names for this Gene: NY-CO-43|P/OKcl.13|PRKWNK2|SDCCAG43

Gene Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a cytoplasmic serine-threonine kinase that belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. The protein plays an important role in the regulation of electrolyte homeostasis, cell signaling survival, and proliferation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 9

Location in Chromosome : 9q22.31

Description of this Gene: WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 2

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs185182198 in WNK2 gene and Body Height PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs16936752 in WNK2 gene and Myocardial Infarction PMID 21211798 2011 Association of a polymorphism of BTN2A1 with myocardial infarction in East Asian populations.

rs12341303 in WNK2 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.