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Keratocan (KTN) also known as keratan sulfate proteoglycan keratocan is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KERA gene.Keratan sulfate proteoglycans (KSPGs) are members of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family. KSPGs particularly keratocan lumican and mimecan are important to the transparency of the cornea.Mutations of the gene cause cornea plana 2.