diff --git a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/SearchService.java b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/SearchService.java
index 8e8f26602..8a97a4f4f 100644
--- a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/SearchService.java
+++ b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/SearchService.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import static org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders.multiMatchQuery;
 import static org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders.queryStringQuery;
 import static org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders.termQuery;
-import static org.elasticsearch.index.query.QueryBuilders.termsQuery;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -242,12 +241,7 @@ public BoolQueryBuilder buildQuery(String queryTerm, String category, Multivalue
 
 		// apply filters if a category has been set
 		if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(category)) {
-			if (Category.ALLELE.getName().equals(category)) {
-				bool.filter(termsQuery("category", Category.ALLELE.getName(), Category.VARIANT.getName()));
-			} else {
-				bool.filter(new TermQueryBuilder("category", category));
-			}
-
+			bool.filter(new TermQueryBuilder("category", category));
 			// expand the map of lists and add each key,value pair as filters
 			filters.entrySet().stream().forEach(entry -> entry.getValue().stream().forEach(value -> {
 				if (value.charAt(0) == '-') {
@@ -338,7 +332,7 @@ public void addRelatedDataLinks(Map<String, Object> result) {
 			links.add(getRelatedDataLink(Category.GENE.getName(), "diseasesWithParents", nameKey));
 			links.add(getRelatedDataLink(Category.ALLELE.getName(), "diseasesWithParents", nameKey));
 			links.add(getRelatedDataLink(Category.MODEL.getName(), "diseasesWithParents", nameKey));
-		} else if (StringUtils.equals(category, Category.ALLELE.getName()) && StringUtils.equals((String) result.get("alterationType"), "allele")) {
+		} else if (StringUtils.equals(category, Category.ALLELE.getName())) {
 			links.add(getRelatedDataLink(Category.DISEASE.getName(), "alleles", nameKey));
 			links.add(getRelatedDataLink(Category.GENE.getName(), "alleles", nameKey));
 			links.add(getRelatedDataLink(Category.MODEL.getName(), "alleles", nameKey));
diff --git a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java
index fa0f7dbdc..0356cb5d3 100644
--- a/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java
+++ b/agr_api/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/api/service/helper/SearchHelper.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import org.alliancegenome.es.model.search.AggDocCount;
 import org.alliancegenome.es.model.search.AggResult;
 import org.alliancegenome.es.model.search.Category;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchResponse;
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ public class SearchHelper {
 					add("alterationType");
 					add("variantType");
 					add("molecularConsequence");
+					add("diseasesAgrSlim");
 					add("genes");
 				}
 			});
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ public ArrayList<AggResult> formatAggResults(String category, SearchResponse res
 			Terms aggs = res.getAggregations().get("categories");
 			Set<String> acceptableKeys = new HashSet<>(categoryFilters.keySet());
 			AggResult ares = new AggResult("category", aggs, acceptableKeys);
-			mergeAlleleVariantBuckets(ares);
 			orderCategoryBuckets(ares);
 			ret.add(ares);
 		} else {
@@ -354,24 +353,6 @@ public ArrayList<AggResult> formatAggResults(String category, SearchResponse res
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Merge the "allele_search_results" and "variant_search_results" aggregation buckets into a single "allele_search_results" bucket.
-	 */
-	private void mergeAlleleVariantBuckets(AggResult aggResult) {
-		long combinedCount = 0;
-		List<AggDocCount> toRemove = new ArrayList<>();
-		for (AggDocCount bucket : aggResult.getValues()) {
-			if (bucket.getKey().equals(Category.ALLELE.getName()) || bucket.getKey().equals(Category.VARIANT.getName())) {
-				combinedCount += bucket.getTotal();
-				toRemove.add(bucket);
-			}
-		}
-		aggResult.getValues().removeAll(toRemove);
-		if (combinedCount > 0) {
-			aggResult.getValues().add(new AggDocCount(Category.ALLELE.getName(), combinedCount));
-		}
-	}
-
 	private void orderCategoryBuckets(AggResult aggResult) {
 		aggResult.getValues().sort((a, b) -> Long.compare(b.getTotal(), a.getTotal()));
 	}
diff --git a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java
index 186822705..ea363158c 100644
--- a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java
+++ b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/core/variant/converters/AlleleSearchResultConverter.java
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ public List<AlleleSearchResultDocument> convert(List<AlleleSummaryDocument> alle
 				searchDoc.setGenes(List.of(geneSymbol));
 			}
 
+			if (doc.getGeneSynonyms() != null && !doc.getGeneSynonyms().isEmpty()) {
+				searchDoc.setGeneSynonyms(doc.getGeneSynonyms());
+			}
+
 			if (doc.getCrossReference() != null && doc.getCrossReference().getReferencedCurie() != null) {
 				searchDoc.setModCrossRefCompleteUrl(doc.getCrossReference().getReferencedCurie());
 			}
diff --git a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java
index 2996a900a..a62b69c70 100644
--- a/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java
+++ b/agr_java_core/src/main/java/org/alliancegenome/es/model/AlleleSearchResultDocument.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public AlleleSearchResultDocument() {
 	private Set<String> constructRegulatoryRegion;
 	private Set<String> constructKnockdownComponent;
 	private List<String> synonyms;
+	private Set<String> geneSynonyms;
 	private List<String> secondaryIds;
 	private List<String> genes;
 	private List<String> diseases;
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 09cbcd624..b941dda21 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		<maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-checkstyle-plugin.version>
 		<checkstyle.version>10.17.0</checkstyle.version>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<curation.version>v0.47.31</curation.version>
+		<curation.version>v0.47.32</curation.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>