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IFNL3

Gene

interferon lambda 3

HGNCHGNC:18365EnsemblENSG00000197110NCBI Gene282617
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asIL28B · IL-28B · IL28C
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Previous symbolsIL28B
Alias symbolsIL-28B, IL28C
Previous namesinterleukin 28B, interleukin 28B (interferon, lambda 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.

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Liver Neoplasms
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Neoplasms
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Hepatitis C
Metabolic Syndrome

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.

Interferons

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.