MSH6

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14911717
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MSH6

Summary

MSH6 is a gene[1]. MSH6 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • MSH6's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • MSH6 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • MSH6's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 149[5].
  • MSH6's genomic start is recorded as 47695530[6].
  • MSH6's genomic start is recorded as 47922669[7].
  • MSH6's genomic end is recorded as 48037240[8].
  • MSH6's genomic end is recorded as 47810063[9].
  • MSH6's ortholog is recorded as Msh6[10].
  • MSH6's ortholog is recorded as MSH6[11].
  • MSH6's ortholog is recorded as Msh6[12].
  • MSH6's ortholog is recorded as msh6[13].
  • MSH6's ortholog is recorded as Msh6[14].
  • MSH6's ortholog is recorded as msh-6[15].
  • MSH6's encodes is recorded as MutS homolog 6[16].
  • MSH6's encodes is recorded as DNA mismatch repair protein Msh6[17].
  • MSH6's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[18].
  • MSH6's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 2[19].
  • MSH6's genetic association is recorded as mismatch repair cancer syndrome[20].
  • MSH6's genetic association is recorded as colorectal cancer[21].
  • MSH6's genetic association is recorded as Lynch syndrome[22].
  • MSH6's genetic association is recorded as endometrial cancer[23].
  • MSH6's genetic association is recorded as large intestine cancer[24].
  • MSH6's genetic association is recorded as colon carcinoma[25].
  • MSH6's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[26].
  • MSH6's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/2956[27].

Why It Matters

MSH6 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] MSH6 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q905695. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ClinGen. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genetic association mismatch repair cancer syndrome, colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome +3
    Subclass of
    Chromosome human chromosome 2
    Strand orientation forward strand
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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