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MCHR1

Gene

melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1

HGNCHGNC:4479EnsemblENSG00000128285NCBI Gene2847
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 22q13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asGPR24 · SLC1 · MCH1R
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Previous symbolsGPR24
Alias symbolsSLC1, MCH1R
Previous namesG protein-coupled receptor 24, melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 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.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia

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.

Melanin concentrating hormone receptors

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.