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NGFR

Gene

nerve growth factor receptor

HGNCHGNC:7809EnsemblENSG00000064300NCBI Gene4804
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q21.33

Also known as

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

Also known asTNFRSF16 · CD271 · p75NTR
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Alias symbolsTNFRSF16, CD271, p75NTR
Previous namesnerve growth factor receptor (TNFR superfamily, member 16)
Alias nameslow affinity nerve growth factor receptor, TNFR superfamily, member 16

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.

Ovarian neoplasm
Keratoconus
Melanoma
Neoplasms
Alzheimer's Disease
Huntington's Disease

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.

CD moleculesTumor necrosis factor receptor superfamilyMicroRNA 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.