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DHCR24

Gene

24-dehydrocholesterol reductase

HGNCHGNC:2859EnsemblENSG00000116133NCBI Gene1718
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p32.3

Also known as

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

Also known asDCE · KIAA0018 · seladin-1
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Previous symbolsDCE
Alias symbolsKIAA0018, seladin-1
Previous namesdesmosterol-to-cholesterol enzyme
Alias namesDelta(24)-sterol reductase, 3beta-hydroxysterol delta24 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.

Non-immune hydrops fetalis
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Schizophrenia
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Alzheimer's Disease
Breast Neoplasms
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Urinary bladder carcinoma

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.

FlavoproteinsAEBS complex subunitsDehydrocholesterol reductases

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2026-01-12.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.