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SMIM1

Gene

small integral membrane protein 1 (Vel blood group)

HGNCHGNC:44204EnsemblENSG00000235169NCBI Gene388588
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p36.32

Also known as

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

Also known asVel
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Alias symbolsVel
Previous namessmall integral membrane protein 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.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Neoplasms
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Osteosarcoma
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Leishmaniasis
Malaria

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.

Blood group antigens

Provenance

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