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PVR

Gene

PVR cell adhesion molecule

HGNCHGNC:9705EnsemblENSG00000073008NCBI Gene5817
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.31

Also known as

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

Also known asPVS · CD155 · HVED · Necl-5 · NECL5 · Tage4
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Previous symbolsPVS
Alias symbolsCD155, HVED, Necl-5, NECL5, Tage4
Previous namespoliovirus receptor
Alias namesnectin-like 5

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.

Alzheimer's Disease
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Liver Diseases
Venous Thrombosis
Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Miyoshi myopathy

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 moleculesV-set domain containingC2-set domain containingNectins and nectin-like molecules

Provenance

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