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SLC38A4

Gene

solute carrier family 38 member 4

HGNCHGNC:14679EnsemblENSG00000139209NCBI Gene55089
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q13.11

Also known as

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

Also known asPAAT · NAT3 · ATA3 · SNAT4
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Alias symbolsPAAT, NAT3, ATA3, SNAT4
Previous namessolute carrier family 38, member 4
Alias namesSodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 4

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.

Iron Metabolism Disorders
Dyspepsia
Liver Neoplasms

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 38

Provenance

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