SLC17A5 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human SLC17A5 wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 6q13 and is approximately 61 kb in length. This allele, which encodes sialin protein, plays a role in the regulation of transport for nitrate ions, amino acids, peptides and sialic acid. Mutations in the gene are associated with infantile sialic acid storage disorder and Salla disease.

**Synonyms:** - AST - Acidic Sugar Transporter Gene - ISSD - Infantile Sialic Acid Storage Disorder Gene - NSD - SD - SIALIN - SIASD - SLD - Salla Disease Gene - Sialic Acid Storage Disease Gene - Sodium/Sialic Acid Cotransporter Gene - Solute Carrier Family 17 (Acidic Sugar Transporter), Member 5 Gene - Solute Carrier Family 17 (Anion/Sugar Transporter), Member 5 Gene - Solute Carrier Family 17 (Sodium Phosphate Coransporter), Member 5 Gene - Solute Carrier Family 17 Member 5 wt Allele - VEAT - Vesicular H(+)/Aspartate-Glutamate Cotransporter Gene