CDH19, Official Symbol CDH19provided by HGNC Official Full Name cadherin 19provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1758 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000071991 MIM:603016; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1758 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CDH7; CDH7L2 Summary This gene is one of three related type II cadherin genes situated in a cluster on chromosome 18. The encoded protein is a calcium dependent cell-cell adhesion glycoprotein containing five extracellular cadherin repeats. Loss of cadherins may be associated with cancer formation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012] Expression Broad expression in heart (RPKM 5.1), adrenal (RPKM 2.5) and 19 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all