KRT86, Official Symbol KRT86provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 86provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6463 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000170442 MIM:601928; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6463 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HB6; Hb1; K86; MNX; KRTHB1; KRTHB6 Summary This gene encodes a type II keratin protein, which heterodimerizes with type I keratins to form hair and nails. This gene is present in a cluster of related genes and pseudogenes on chromosome 12. Mutations in this gene have been observed in patients with the hair disease monilethrix. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all