CXCL13

Gene

C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 13

HGNCHGNC:10639 EnsemblENSG00000156234 NCBI Gene10563

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 4q21.1

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

C-X-C motif chemokine 13O43927

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Also known as

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

Also known asSCYB13 · BLC · BCA-1 · BLR1L · ANGIE · ANGIE2

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Previous symbolsSCYB13

Alias symbolsBLC, BCA-1, BLR1L, ANGIE, ANGIE2

Previous nameschemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 13, small inducible cytokine B subfamily (Cys-X-Cys motif), member 13 (B-cell chemoattractant)

Alias namesB-cell chemoattractant

Associated diseases

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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.

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Myasthenia Gravis

Alcohol drinking

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.

Chemokine ligands

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.