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CDH15

Gene

cadherin 15

HGNCHGNC:1754EnsemblENSG00000129910NCBI Gene1013
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 16q24.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asCDH3 · CDH14
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Previous symbolsCDH3, CDH14
Previous namescadherin 15, M-cadherin (myotubule), cadherin 15, type 1, M-cadherin (myotubule)

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Alzheimer's Disease
COVID-19
Obesity disorder
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Von Willebrand disease type 1

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Type I classical cadherins

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.