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Symbol SLC6A12 contributors: mct - updated : 23-10-2013
HGNC name solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, betaine/GABA), member 12
HGNC id 11045
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
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TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
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mRNA expression is altered by status epilepticus and displays a temporal pattern with similarities to both GABA and osmolyte transporters
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
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ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Bgt1-deficient and wild-type mice appeared to tolerate the salt treatment equally well, possibly because betaine is one of several osmolytes