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SLC6A5

Gene

solute carrier family 6 member 5

HGNCHGNC:11051EnsemblENSG00000165970NCBI Gene9152
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 11p15.1

Also known as

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

Also known asNET1 · GLYT2 · GlyT-2
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Previous symbolsNET1
Alias symbolsGLYT2, GlyT-2
Previous namessolute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, glycine), member 5, solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter), member 5, norepinephrine transporter 1
Alias namesSodium- and chloride-dependent glycine transporter 2, glycine transporter 2

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.

Stiff-Person Syndrome
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Brain 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 6

Provenance

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