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CHM

Gene

CHM Rab escort protein

HGNCHGNC:1940EnsemblENSG00000188419NCBI Gene1121
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xq21.2

Also known as

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

Also known asTCD · DXS540 · REP-1
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Previous symbolsTCD, DXS540
Alias symbolsREP-1
Previous nameschoroideremia (Rab escort protein 1), CHM, Rab escort protein 1
Alias namesRab escort protein 1, Rab proteins geranylgeranyltransferase component A 1

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.

Choroideremia
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Eye Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Neoplasms

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.

MicroRNA protein coding host genesRab geranylgeranyltransferase subunits

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2024-12-05.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.