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Symbol SLC16A2 contributors: mct - updated : 15-09-2021
HGNC name solute carrier family 16, member 2 (monocarboxylic acid transporter 8)
HGNC id 10923
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) MCT8D , AHDS , DUPXQ13
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
miscelleaneousthyroid 
DITPA, (an SLC16A2-independent TH analog) is a promising treatment for developmentally-regulated myelination in AHDS
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Mct8 knockout (ko) mice do not exhibit overt neurological symptoms but fully replicate the unusual serum TH profile with highly increased serum T3 in the presence of low serum T4