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SLC1A3

Gene

solute carrier family 1 member 3

HGNCHGNC:10941EnsemblENSG00000079215NCBI Gene6507
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5p13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asEAAT1 · GLAST · EA6 · GLAST1 · GLAST-1
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Alias symbolsEAAT1, GLAST, EA6, GLAST1, GLAST-1
Previous namessolute carrier family 1 (glial high affinity glutamate transporter), member 3
Alias namesexcitatory amino acid transporter 1, glutamate/aspartate transporter 1

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
Osteoporosis
Familial paroxysmal ataxia
Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system
Bone Diseases
Cutaneous melanoma

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.