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CEACAM21

Gene

CEA cell adhesion molecule 21

HGNCHGNC:28834EnsemblENSG00000007129NCBI Gene90273
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asR29124_1 · FLJ13540
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Alias symbolsR29124_1, FLJ13540
Previous namescarcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 21, carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecule 21

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.

Prostate carcinoma
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Prostatic Neoplasms
Alzheimer's Disease
MODY
hyperinsulinism due to INSR deficiency

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.

V-set domain containingCEA cell adhesion molecule family

Provenance

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