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KRT72

KRT72 is a keratin gene. It is responsible for hair formation, and it encodes a protein present in the inner root sheath of hair follicles.

Last revised

Jun 6, 2026

Read time

≈ 1 min

Length

58 w

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1

Source

keratin 72
Identifiers
Symbol	KRT72
NCBI gene	140807
HGNC	28932
RefSeq	NM_080747
Other data
Locus	Chr. 12 q13.13

KRT72 is a keratin gene. It is responsible for hair formation, and it encodes a protein present in the inner root sheath of hair follicles.¹

References

References

"KRT72 Gene - GeneCards | K2C72 Protein | K2C72 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

"KRT72 Gene - GeneCards | K2C72 Protein | K2C72 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19