KRT12, Official Symbol KRT12provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 12provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6414 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000187242 MIM:601687; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6414 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 K12; MECD1 Summary KRT12 encodes the type I intermediate filament chain keratin 12, expressed in corneal epithelia. Mutations in this gene lead to Meesmann corneal dystrophy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all