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SLC17A8 solute carrier family 17 member 8

Gene ID: 246213, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: DFNA25; VGLUT3

Summary

This gene encodes a vesicular glutamate transporter. The encoded protein transports the neurotransmitter glutamate into synaptic vesicles before it is released into the synaptic cleft. Mutations in this gene are the cause of autosomal-dominant nonsyndromic type 25 deafness. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hearing loss 25See labs
Genome-wide association study identifies a novel susceptibility locus at 12q23.1 for lung squamous cell carcinoma in han chinese.
GeneReviews: Not available

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2022-02-08)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Haploinsufficency

Little evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2022-02-08)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed

Genomic context

Location:
12q23.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 12; NC_000012.12 (100357074..100422055)
Total number of exons:
12

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