IFNLR1

Gene

interferon lambda receptor 1

HGNCHGNC:18584 EnsemblENSG00000185436 NCBI Gene163702

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1p36.11

Also known as

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

Also known asIL28RA · CRF2/12 · IFNLR · IL-28R1

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Previous symbolsIL28RA

Alias symbolsCRF2/12, IFNLR, IL-28R1

Previous namesinterleukin 28 receptor, alpha, interleukin 28 receptor, alpha (interferon, lambda receptor), interferon, lambda receptor 1

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.

Psoriasis

Psoriasis vulgaris

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Hepatitis C, Chronic

Colitis, Ulcerative

Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Cholangitis, Sclerosing

Crohn's Disease

COVID-19

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.

Interferon receptors

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.