DCXR

Gene

dicarbonyl and L-xylulose reductase

HGNCHGNC:18985 EnsemblENSG00000169738 NCBI Gene51181

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q25.3

Also known as

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

Also known asKIDCR · DCR · SDR20C1 · HCR2 · P34H

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Alias symbolsKIDCR, DCR, SDR20C1, HCR2, P34H

Previous namesdicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase

Alias namesshort chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 20C, member 1, human carbonyl reductase 2, sperm surface protein P34H, kidney dicarbonyl reductase

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

Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system

Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism

Metabolic Syndrome

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.

Short chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.