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Gene entry

IRF8

interferon regulatory factor 8

Chromosome
16
Cytoband
16q24.1
Variants (rsID)
14

IRF8 is a protein-coding gene, meaning the body reads it as instructions to build a protein, located on chromosome 16 (region 16q24.1). Its official name is “interferon regulatory factor 8”. The reference table lists 14 variants (rsID) for this gene.

Clinically classified variants

1 reference-table entries with clinical significance.

  • rs16939945Benignsingle nucleotide variantImmunodeficiency 32B|Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to partial IRF8 deficiency

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.