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IFNL3

interferon lambda 3

Chromosome
19
Cytoband
19q13.2
Variants (rsID)
16

IFNL3 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 19 (region 19q13.2). Its official name is “interferon lambda 3”. The reference table lists 16 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

3 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs12979860Drug responsesingle nucleotide variantpeginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, ribavirin, and telaprevir response - Efficacy|peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, and ribavirin response - Efficacy|boceprevir, peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin response - Efficacy
  • rs8099917Drug responsesingle nucleotide variantinterferons, peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, and ribavirin response - Efficacy|peginterferon alfa-2a, peginterferon alfa-2b, ribavirin, and telaprevir response - Efficacy
  • rs74597329Not classifiedupstream_gene_variant

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.