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SLC17A6

Gene

solute carrier family 17 member 6

HGNCHGNC:16703EnsemblENSG00000091664NCBI Gene57084
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11p14.3

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Vesicular glutamate transporter 2Q9P2U8

Protein · therapeutic target

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Also known as

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

Also known asDNPI · VGLUT2
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Alias symbolsDNPI, VGLUT2
Previous namessolute carrier family 17 (sodium-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter), member 6, solute carrier family 17 (vesicular glutamate transporter), member 6
Alias namesvesicular glutamate transporter 2, differentiation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter

Associated diseases

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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.

Duodenal ulcer
Atrial Fibrillation
Pre-Eclampsia
Smoking initiation
Cardiomyopathies

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.