IthaID: 2949


Names and Sequences

Functionality: Disease modifying mutation Pathogenicity: N/A
Common Name: rs8099917 HGVS Name: NC_000019.10:g.39252525T>G

Context nucleotide sequence:
TTTTGTTTTCCTTTCTGTGAGCAAT [G/T] TCACCCAAATTGGAACCATGCTGTA (Strand: +)

Also known as:

Comments: SNP is located 8 kb upstream of the IFNL3 gene. The T allele has been associated with a sustained virological response to antiviral therapy in thalassaemic patients with Hepatitis C from Iran and India.

We follow the HGVS sequence variant nomenclature and IUPAC standards.

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Phenotype

Allele Phenotype (Cis):N/A
Allele Phenotype (Trans):N/A
Associated Phenotypes: Response to Hepatitis C treatment

Location

Chromosome: 19
Locus: NG_042193.1
Locus Location: N/A
Size: 1 bp
Located at: IFNL3
Specific Location: N/A

Other details

Type of Mutation: Point-Mutation(Substitution)
Effect on Gene/Protein Function: N/A
Ethnic Origin: Iranian, Indian
Molecular mechanism: N/A
Inheritance: Quantitative trait
DNA Sequence Determined: Yes

In silico pathogenicity prediction

Publications / Origin

  1. Behnava B, Sharafi H, Keshvari M, Pouryasin A, Mehrnoush L, Salimi S, Karimi Elizee P, Ghazimoghaddam M, Alavian SM, The Role of Polymorphisms Near the IL28B Gene on Response to Peg-Interferon and Ribavirin in Thalassemic Patients With Hepatitis C., Hepat Mon , 16(1), e32703, 2016
  2. Biswas A, Firdaus R, Gupta D, Ghosh M, Saha K, Chowdhury P, Bhattacharyya M, Sadhukhan PC, Interferon λ3 gene (IL28B) is associated with spontaneous or treatment-induced viral clearance in hepatitis C virus-infected multitransfused patients with thalassemia., Transfusion , 57(6), 1376-1384, 2017
Created on 2016-08-09 15:36:05, Last reviewed on 2019-07-03 14:47:06 (Show full history)

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