DSCAM

Gene

DS cell adhesion molecule

HGNCHGNC:3039 EnsemblENSG00000171587 NCBI Gene1826

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 21q22.2

Also known as

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

Also known asCHD2-42 · CHD2-52

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Alias symbolsCHD2-42, CHD2-52

Previous namesDown syndrome cell adhesion molecule

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.

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Alcohol drinking

Joint Diseases

Head and Neck 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.

Fibronectin type III domain containingV-set domain containingI-set domain containingIg-like cell adhesion molecule familyMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.