KLK12
protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Kallikrein-12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KLK12 gene.
Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases having diverse physiological functions. Growing evidence suggests that many kallikreins are implicated in carcinogenesis and some have potential as novel cancer and other disease biomarkers. This gene is one of the fifteen kallikrein subfamily members located in a cluster on chromosome 19. Alternate splicing of this gene results in three transcript variants encoding different isoforms.
The public source identifies “KLK12” as protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around KLK12, protein-coding and gene.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q18039800. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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