SLC39A7

Gene

solute carrier family 39 member 7

HGNCHGNC:4927 EnsemblENSG00000112473 NCBI Gene7922

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 6p21.32

Also known as

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

Also known asHKE4 · H2-KE4 · D6S2244E · KE4 · RING5 · ZIP7

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Previous symbolsHKE4

Alias symbolsH2-KE4, D6S2244E, KE4, RING5, ZIP7

Previous namesHLA class II region expressed gene KE4, solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 7

Alias nameszinc transporter 7, ZRT/IRT-like protein 7

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.

Agammaglobulinemia

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Alzheimer's Disease

Lysosomal Storage Diseases

Multiple Sclerosis

Parkinson's Disease

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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 2023-06-15.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.