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SLC22A12

Gene

solute carrier family 22 member 12

HGNCHGNC:17989EnsemblENSG00000197891NCBI Gene116085
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11q13.1

Also known as

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

Also known asOAT4L · RST · URAT1 · hURAT1 · UAT
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Alias symbolsOAT4L, RST, URAT1, hURAT1, UAT
Previous namessolute carrier family 22 (organic anion/cation transporter), member 12, solute carrier family 22 (organic anion/urate transporter), member 12
Alias namesrenal-specific transporter, urate anion 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.

Gout
Hyperuricemia
Obesity disorder
Overnutrition
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

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 22

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.