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SLC1A1

Gene

solute carrier family 1 member 1

HGNCHGNC:10939EnsemblENSG00000106688NCBI Gene6505
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 9p24.2

Also known as

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

Also known asEAAC1 · EAAT3 · hEAAC1
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Alias symbolsEAAC1, EAAT3, hEAAC1
Previous namessolute carrier family 1 (neuronal/epithelial high affinity glutamate transporter, system Xag), member 1
Alias namesexcitatory amino acid carrier 1, Excitatory amino acid transporter 3

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.

Schizophrenia
Joint Diseases
Premature Birth
Cartilage Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases

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 1

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.