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SLC39A5

Gene

solute carrier family 39 member 5

HGNCHGNC:20502EnsemblENSG00000139540NCBI Gene283375
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 12q13.3

Also known as

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

Also known asZIP5
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Alias symbolsZIP5
Previous namessolute carrier family 39 (metal ion transporter), member 5, solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 5
Alias nameszinc transporter 5, ZRT/IRT-like protein 5

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.

Myopia
Alcohol drinking
Urolithiasis
Barrett Esophagus
Esophageal Neoplasms
Risk-taking behaviour
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

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 39

Provenance

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