SLC2A5

Chr 1

solute carrier family 2 member 5

Also known as: GLUT-5, GLUT5

NCBI Gene: 6518 ENSG00000142583 UniProt: P22732 OMIM: 138230

The protein encoded by this gene is a fructose transporter responsible for fructose uptake by the small intestine. The encoded protein also is necessary for the increase in blood pressure due to high dietary fructose consumption. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2016]

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MultiplemechanismLOEUF 1.19

Clinical Summary— SLC2A5

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Population Constraint (gnomAD)

Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.

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ClinVar Variants

74 VUS of 110 total submissions

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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population

LoF Constraint?

1.19LOEUF

pLI 0.000

Z-score 0.88

OE 0.79 (0.54–1.19)

Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint?

1.54Z-score

OE missense 0.75 (0.67–0.84)

226 obs / 301.2 exp

Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios?

LoF OE?0.79 (0.54–1.19)

0≤0.351.4

Missense OE?0.75 (0.67–0.84)

0≤0.61.4

Synonymous OE?0.84

0≤1.21.6

LoF obs/exp: 17 / 21.4Missense obs/exp: 226 / 301.2Syn Z: 1.52

This gene — mechanism propensity

0.80top 25%

GOF

0.80top 10%

LOF

0.1697th %ile

This gene has evidence for multiple mechanisms of pathogenicity (gain-of-function and dominant-negative). Both the Badonyi & Marsh prediction and the broader genomic evidence point to gain-of-function as the predominant mechanism. Different variants in this gene may act through different mechanisms — interpret in context of the specific variant.

GOFprediction above median

DNprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

110 submitted variants in ClinVar

ClinVar

Classification Summary

VUS74

Likely Benign6

Benign17

VUS

Likely Benign

Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

Classification	LoF	Missense + Inframe	Non-coding	Synonymous	Total
Pathogenic	0	0	0	0	0
Likely Pathogenic	0	0	0	0	0
VUS	0	74	0	0	74
Likely Benign	1	3	1	1	6
Benign	0	1	16	0	17
Total	1	78	17	1	97

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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39 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (of 48) ClinVar copy-number / structural variants overlap SLC2A5 — these span large chromosomal regions, not the gene specifically, and are excluded from the counts above. Explore in CNV tools →