IL27RA

Gene

interleukin 27 receptor subunit alpha

HGNCHGNC:17290 EnsemblENSG00000104998 NCBI Gene9466

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19p13.12

Also known as

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

Also known asWSX-1 · TCCR · CRL1 · WSX1 · zcytor1 · IL-27R

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Alias symbolsWSX-1, TCCR, CRL1, WSX1, zcytor1, IL-27R

Previous namesinterleukin 27 receptor, alpha

Alias namesT-cell cytokine receptor type 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.

Epstein-Barr Virus Infections

Neoplasms

Infections

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular

Atherosclerosis

Miyoshi myopathy

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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.

Fibronectin type III domain containingInterleukin 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.