ELAVL3

Gene

ELAV like RNA binding protein 3

HGNCHGNC:3314 EnsemblENSG00000196361 NCBI Gene1995

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19p13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asHUC · PLE21 · DKFZp547J036 · HUCL · MGC20653

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Alias symbolsHUC, PLE21, DKFZp547J036, HUCL, MGC20653

Previous namesELAV like neuron-specific RNA binding protein 3, ELAV (embryonic lethal, abnormal vision, Drosophila)-like 3 (Hu antigen C)

Alias namesHu antigen C, paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis antigen 21, paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration-associated antigen, ELAV-like protein 3

Associated diseases

via associated_with

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.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Placental retention

Genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy

Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

Undetermined early-onset epileptic encephalopathy

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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.

RNA binding motif containingELAV like RNA binding protein family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-11-02.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.