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HLA-C

major histocompatibility complex, class I, C

Chromosome
6
Cytoband
6p21.33
Variants (rsID)
36

HLA-C is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 6 (region 6p21.33). Its official name is “major histocompatibility complex, class I, C”. The reference table lists 36 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

1 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs9264942Risk factorsingle nucleotide variantHIV-1 viremia, susceptibility to

Other listed variants

Public references

Data from the institutional reference table and public NCBI annotation. For education only; not a substitute for medical or genetic counselling.