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CDH2

Gene

cadherin 2

HGNCHGNC:1759EnsemblENSG00000170558NCBI Gene1000
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 18q12.1

Also known as

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

Also known asNCAD · CDHN · CD325
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Previous symbolsNCAD
Alias symbolsCDHN, CD325
Previous namescadherin 2, type 1, N-cadherin (neuronal)
Alias namesN-cadherin

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Aortic Valve Disease
Ventricular Fibrillation

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.

CD moleculesType 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.