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SLC2A8

Gene

solute carrier family 2 member 8

HGNCHGNC:13812EnsemblENSG00000136856NCBI Gene29988
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 9q33.3

Also known as

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

Also known asGLUTX1 · GLUT8
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Alias symbolsGLUTX1, GLUT8
Previous namessolute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter) member 8, solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 8

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
Brugada syndrome
Familial progressive cardiac conduction defect
Familial isolated dilated cardiomyopathy
Atrial Fibrillation
Brugada syndrome 1
dilated cardiomyopathy 1E

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.