SLC34A2

Highest pathogenic variant AF is 0.000037176287

Gene type

protein_coding

Transcript type

protein_coding

Transcript

ENST00000382051

Coding exons

12

Length

23448

Individuals with no LoFs

125631

Homozygous LoFs

0

Heterozygous LoFs

117

Defined

125748

p

0.000465

Function

FUNCTION: May be involved in actively transporting phosphate into cells via Na(+) cotransport. It may be the main phosphate transport protein in the intestinal brush border membrane. May have a role in the synthesis of surfactant in lungs' alveoli.;

Disease

DISEASE: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PALM) [MIM:265100]: Rare disease characterized by the deposition of calcium phosphate microliths throughout the lungs. Most patients are asymptomatic for several years or even for decades and generally, the diagnosis is incidental to clinical investigations unrelated to the disease. Cases with early-onset or rapid progression are rare. A 'sandstorm-appearing' chest roentgenogram is a typical diagnostic finding. The onset of this potentially lethal disease varies from the neonatal period to old age and the disease follows a long- term, progressive course, resulting in a slow deterioration of lung functions. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a recessive monogenic disease with full penetrance. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16960801}. Note=The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.; DISEASE: Note=A chromosomal aberration involving SLC34A2 is found in a glioblastoma multiforme cell line U-118MG. Results in the formation of a SLC34A2-ROS1 chimeric protein that retains a constitutive kinase activity. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12661006}.;