IL17C

Gene

interleukin 17C

HGNCHGNC:5983 EnsemblENSG00000124391 NCBI Gene27189

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 16q24.2

Also known as

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

Also known asIL-17C · CX2 · IL-21 · MGC126884 · MGC138401

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Alias symbolsIL-17C, CX2, IL-21, MGC126884, MGC138401

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

Neoplasms

Familial primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis

Endometriosis

Asthma

Dermatitis

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.

Interleukins

Provenance

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

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.