XKR7 (XK-related protein 7) is a 579 amino acid multi-pass membrane protein that likely is a component of the XK/Kell complex of the Kell blood group system. The gene encoding XKR7 maps to human chromosome 20, which comprises approximately 2% of the human genome. Chromosome 20 contains nearly 63 million bases that encode over 600 genes, some of which are associated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, ring chromosome 20 epilepsy syndrome and Alagille syndrome.
