NCIt synonyms : Excitotoxic Amino Acid Transporter 2 Gene; GLT-1; EAAT2; Glial High Affinity Glutamate Transporter Gene; DEE41; Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 2 wt Allele; GLT1; Solute Carrier Family 1 (Glial High Affinity Glutamate Transporter), Member 2 Gene; EIEE41; HBGT;
NCIt definition : Human SLC1A2 wild-type allele is located within 11p13-p12 and is approximately 169
kb in length. This allele, which encodes excitatory amino acid transporter 2 protein,
is involved in the regulation of both amino acid transport and synaptic transmission.
Mutation and deletion of the gene are associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.;
NCIt note : Defects in the SLC1A2 gene may be associated with migraine.;