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SLC2A2

Gene

solute carrier family 2 member 2

HGNCHGNC:11006EnsemblENSG00000163581NCBI Gene6514
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q26.2

Also known as

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

Also known asGLUT2 · GLUT-2
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Previous symbolsGLUT2
Alias symbolsGLUT-2
Previous namessolute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 2

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.

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus
Permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus
Gout
Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity disorder

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 2

Provenance

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