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SLC45A2

Gene

solute carrier family 45 member 2

HGNCHGNC:16472EnsemblENSG00000164175NCBI Gene51151
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5p13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asMATP · AIM-1 · OCA4
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Previous symbolsMATP
Alias symbolsAIM-1, OCA4
Previous namesmembrane associated transporter, solute carrier family 45, member 2
Alias namesoculocutaneous albinism type 4, antigen in melanoma 1

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.

Skin Neoplasms
Hair color
Cutaneous melanoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Skin Diseases

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 45

Provenance

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