SLC17A5

Gene

solute carrier family 17 member 5

HGNCHGNC:10933 EnsemblENSG00000119899 NCBI Gene26503

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6q13

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asSIASD · AST · SD · ISSD · NSD · SIALIN · SLD

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Previous symbolsSIASD

Alias symbolsAST, SD, ISSD, NSD, SIALIN, SLD

Previous namessialic acid storage disease, solute carrier family 17 (anion/sugar transporter), member 5, solute carrier family 17 (acidic sugar transporter), member 5

Alias namesacidic sugar transporter, infantile sialic acid storage disorder, Salla disease

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Hydrops fetalis

Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Metabolism, Inborn Errors

Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Solute carrier family 17

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.