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Approved Symbol Approved Name Previous Symbols Aliases Chromosome Accession Numbers RefSeq IDs
CDH1 cadherin 1, type 1, E-cadherin (epithelial) UVO uvomorulin, CD324 16q22.1 L08599 NM_004360
CDH2 cadherin 2, type 1, N-cadherin (neuronal) NCAD CDHN, CD325 18q12.1 S42303 NM_001792
CDH3 cadherin 3, type 1, P-cadherin (placental)   CDHP, PCAD 16q22.1 X63629 NM_001793
CDH4 cadherin 4, type 1, R-cadherin (retinal)     20q13.3 L34059 NM_001794
CDH5 cadherin 5, type 2 (vascular endothelium)   7B4, CD144 16q22.1 X79981 NM_001795
CDH6 cadherin 6, type 2, K-cadherin (fetal kidney)     5p13.3 D31784 NM_004932
CDH7 cadherin 7, type 2     18q22.1 AB035301 NM_033646
CDH8 cadherin 8, type 2     16q22.1 L34060 NM_001796
CDH9 cadherin 9, type 2 (T1-cadherin)     5p14 AB035302 NM_016279
CDH10 cadherin 10, type 2 (T2-cadherin)     5p14.2 AF039747 NM_006727
CDH11 cadherin 11, type 2, OB-cadherin (osteoblast)   OB, CAD11 16q21 D21255 NM_033664
CDH12 cadherin 12, type 2 (N-cadherin 2)   Br-cadherin, CDHB 5p14.3 L33477 NM_004061
CDH12P cadherin 12 (N-cadherin 2) pseudogene   C41-CAD 5q13 AC004999  
CDH13 cadherin 13, H-cadherin (heart)   CDHH 16q23.3 U59288 NM_001257
CDH15 cadherin 15, M-cadherin (myotubule) CDH3, CDH14   16q24.3 D83542 NM_004933
CDH16 cadherin 16, KSP-cadherin     16q22.1 AF016272 NM_004062
CDH17 cadherin 17, LI cadherin (liver-intestine)   HPT-1, cadherin 8q22.1 X83228 NM_004063
CDH18 cadherin 18, type 2   CDH14, EY-CADHERIN 5p14.3 U59325 NM_004934
CDH19 cadherin 19, type 2   CDH7 18q22.1 AJ007607 NM_021153
CDH20 cadherin 20, type 2   CDH7L3, Cdh7 18q21.33 AF217289 NM_031891
CDH22 cadherin-like 22 C20orf25 dJ998H6.1 20q13.1 AF035300 NM_021248
CDH23 cadherin-like 23 DFNB12, USH1D   10q22.1 AY010111 NM_052836
CDH24 cadherin-like 24   CDH11L 14q11.2 AL137477 NM_022478
CDH26 cadherin-like 26   VR20 20q13.33 AF169690, AK055202 NM_177980
CELSR1 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 1 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila)   ME2, HFMI2, FMI2, CDHF9 22q13.31 AF231024 NM_014246
CELSR2 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 2 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila) EGFL2 KIAA0279, MEGF3, Flamingo1, CDHF10 1p13.3 D87469 NM_001408
CELSR3 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 3 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila) EGFL1 MEGF2, HFMI1, FMI1, CDHF11 3p21.31 AF231023 NM_001407
DCHS1 dachsous 1 (Drosophila) CDH25, PCDH16 FIB1, KIAA1773, FLJ11790 11p15.4 AB000895 NM_003737
DCHS2 dachsous 2 (Drosophila) CDH27, PCDH23 CDHJ, FLJ20047, PCDHJ 4q32.1 AY354497 NM_017639
DSC1 desmocollin 1   CDHF1 18q12.1 AF293358 NM_004948, NM_024421
DSC2 desmocollin 2 DSC3 CDHF2 18q12.1 X56807 NM_004949
DSC3 desmocollin 3 DSC4 CDHF3, DSC, DSC1, DSC2 18q12.1 X83929 NM_001941, NM_024423
DSG1 desmoglein 1 DSG CDHF4 18q12.1 X56654 NM_001942
DSG2 desmoglein 2   CDHF5 18q12.1 Z26317 NM_001943
DSG3 desmoglein 3 (pemphigus vulgaris antigen)   CDHF6 18q12.1 M76482 NM_001944
DSG4 desmoglein 4   CDHF13, LAH 18q12.1 AY177664 NM_177986
FAT FAT tumor suppressor homolog 1 (Drosophila)   CDHF7 4q35.2 X87241 NM_005245
FAT2 FAT tumor suppressor homolog 2 (Drosophila)   MEGF1, CDHF8, HFAT2 5q33.1 AF231022 NM_001447
FAT3 FAT tumor suppressor homolog 3 (Drosophila)   KIAA1989, CDHF15 11q14.3 AB076400  
FAT4 FAT tumor suppressor homolog 4 (Drosophila)   CDHF14, FAT-J 4q28.1 AY356402 NM_024582
RET ret proto-oncogene HSCR1, MEN2A, MTC1, MEN2B PTC, CDHF12, RET51 10q11.2 BC004257 NM_020975

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