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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  
CDH2 cadherin 2, type 1, N-cadherin (neuronal) NCAD CDHN, CDw325 18q12.1 S42303 NM_001792
CDH3 cadherin 3, type 1, P-cadherin (placental)   CDHP, PCAD 16q22.1 X63629  
CDH4 cadherin 4, type 1, R-cadherin (retinal)     20q13.3 L34059  
CDH5 cadherin 5, type 2, VE-cadherin (vascular epithelium)   7B4, CD144 16q22.1 X79981  
CDH6 cadherin 6, type 2, K-cadherin (fetal kidney)     5p14-p15.1 D31784 NM_004932
CDH7 cadherin 7, type 2     18q22-q23 AB035301  
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)     5p13-p14 AF039747 NM_006727
CDH11 cadherin 11, type 2, OB-cadherin (osteoblast)   OB, CAD11 16q22.1 L34056  
CDH12 cadherin 12, type 2 (N-cadherin 2)   Br-cadherin, CDHB 5p14-p13 L34057  
CDH12P cadherin 12 (N-cadherin 2) pseudogene   C41-CAD 5q13 AC004999  
CDH13 cadherin 13, H-cadherin (heart)   CDHH 16q24.2 U59288 NM_001257
CDH15 cadherin 15, M-cadherin (myotubule) CDH3, CDH14   16q24.3 D83542  
CDH16 cadherin 16, KSP-cadherin     16q21-q22 AF016272 NM_004062
CDH17 cadherin 17, LI cadherin (liver-intestine)   HPT-1, cadherin 8q22.2-q22.3 X83228 NM_004063
CDH18 cadherin 18, type 2   CDH14, EY-CADHERIN 5p15.1-p15.2 U59325  
CDH19 cadherin 19, type 2   CDH7 18q22-q23 AJ007607  
CDH20 cadherin 20, type 2   CDH7L3, Cdh7 18q22-q23 AF217289  
CDH22 cadherin-like 22 C20orf25 dJ998H6.1 20q13.1 AF035300  
CDH23 cadherin-like 23 DFNB12, USH1D   10q21-q22 AL122081 NM_052836
CDH24 cadherin-like 24   CDH11L 14q11.2 AL137477 NM_022478
CDH26 cadherin-like 26   VR20 20q13.2-q13.33 AF169690  
CELSR1 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 1 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila)   ME2, HFMI2, FMI2, CDHF9 22q13.3 AF231024  
CELSR2 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 2 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila) EGFL2 KIAA0279, MEGF3, Flamingo1, CDHF10 1p21 D87469 NM_001408
CELSR3 cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 3 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila) EGFL1 MEGF2, HFMI1, FMI1, CDHF11 3p21.2-p24.1 AB011536  
DSC1 desmocollin 1   CDHF1 18q12.1 AF293358 NM_004948, NM_024421
DSC2 desmocollin 2 DSC3 CDHF2 18q12.1 X56807  
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 18q12.1 AY177664 NM_177986
FAT FAT tumor suppressor homolog 1 (Drosophila)   CDHF7 4q34-q35 X87241  
FAT2 FAT tumor suppressor homolog 2 (Drosophila)   MEGF1, CDHF8, HFAT2 5q32-q33 AB011535  
FAT3 FAT tumor suppressor homolog 3 (Drosophila)   KIAA1989, CDHF15 11q14.3-q21 AY598442 NM_001008781
FAT4 FAT tumor suppressor homolog 4 (Drosophila)   CDHF14, FAT-J 4q28.1 AY356402 NM_024582
RET ret proto-oncogene (multiple endocrine neoplasia and medullary thyroid carcinoma 1, Hirschsprung disease) HSCR1, MEN2A, MTC1, MEN2B PTC, CDHF12, RET51 10q11.2 X12949  

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