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Symbol SLC18A3 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 12-07-2010
HGNC name solute carrier family 18 (vesicular acetylcholine), member 3
HGNC id 10936
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) DEL10Q11
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --low  
in breast cancer
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
VAChT mutant mice have decreased left ventricle function associated with altered calcium handling, and phenotype was attributable to reduced cholinergic tone, since administration of the cholinesterase inhibitor pyridostigmine for 2 weeks reversed the cardiac phenotype in mutant mice (Lara 2010)