Entrez gene ID | | 6528 |
Official gene symbol | | SLC5A5 |
Full name | | solute carrier family 5 (sodium iodide symporter), member 5 |
Aliases | | ,NIS,TDH1, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the sodium glucose cotransporter family. The encoded protein is responsible for the uptake of iodine in tissues such as the thyroid and lactating breast tissue. The iodine taken up by the thyroid is incorporated into the metabolic regulators triiodothyronine (T3) and tetraiodothyronine (T4). Mutations in this gene are associated with thyroid dyshormonogenesis 1. |
Location | | Chromosome: 19 Locus: 19p13.2-p12 |
Gene position | | 17982782 - 18005983 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 23202 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 601843 |