| Entrez gene ID | | 6555 |
| Official gene symbol | | SLC10A2 |
| Full name | | solute carrier family 10 (sodium/bile acid cotransporter family), member 2 |
| Aliases | | ,ASBT,IBAT,ISBT,NTCP2,PBAM, |
| Gene summary | | This gene encodes a sodium/bile acid cotransporter. This transporter is the primary mechanism for uptake of intestinal bile acids by apical cells in the distal ileum. Bile acids are the catabolic product of cholesterol metabolism, so this protein is also critical for cholesterol homeostasis. Mutations in this gene cause primary bile acid malabsorption (PBAM); muatations in this gene may also be associated with other diseases of the liver and intestines, such as familial hypertriglyceridemia (FHTG). [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 13 Locus: 13q33 |
| Gene position | | 103719196 - 103696348 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 22849 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 601295 |