IL12B

interleukin 12B

Summary

This gene encodes a subunit of interleukin 12, a cytokine that acts on T and natural killer cells, and has a broad array of biological activities. Interleukin 12 is a disulfide-linked heterodimer composed of the 40 kD cytokine receptor like subunit encoded by this gene, and a 35 kD subunit encoded by IL12A. This cytokine is expressed by activated macrophages that serve as an essential inducer of Th1 cells development. This cytokine has been found to be important for sustaining a sufficient number of memory/effector Th1 cells to mediate long-term protection to an intracellular pathogen. Overexpression of this gene was observed in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting a role of this cytokine in the pathogenesis of the disease. The promoter polymorphism of this gene has been reported to be associated with the severity of atopic and non-atopic asthma in children. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants194 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs5749145875:158,741,797A/Tuncertain significance
rs8860603525:158,741,877T/Cuncertain significance
rs13684395:158,742,014G/Tupstream gene variantbenign
rs5274796005:158,742,040C/Auncertain significance
rs11734008855:158,742,073G/Auncertain significance
rs5472042125:158,742,093A/Tuncertain significance
rs12317704575:158,742,125T/Auncertain significance
rs17539672995:158,742,152G/Auncertain significance
rs564096145:158,742,226G/Tbenign
rs5639414245:158,742,269C/Tuncertain significance
rs5497062425:158,742,329C/Tuncertain significance
rs412924685:158,742,363G/Auncertain significance
rs3691578245:158,742,413G/Cuncertain significance
rs32131145:158,742,589G/Alikely benign
rs5285731685:158,742,612G/Auncertain significance
rs8682270115:158,742,623T/Cuncertain significance
rs13064574895:158,742,672T/Cuncertain significance
rs1812155305:158,742,701G/Auncertain significance
rs12782987515:158,742,714T/Auncertain significance
rs5422427775:158,742,785A/Guncertain significance
rs5611577195:158,742,816C/Tlikely benign
rs563966725:158,742,879G/Auncertain significance
rs32131135:158,742,884T/Gbenign
rs32122275:158,742,950T/Gupstream gene variantbenign
rs32131205:158,743,108C/Tsplice region variantbenign
rs560649255:158,743,707C/Tuncertain significance
rs9343307125:158,743,715C/Auncertain significance
rs2015120065:158,743,719C/Tuncertain significance
rs7529641375:158,743,720G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs13312589905:158,743,729T/Clikely benign
rs7563720865:158,743,732G/Alikely benign
rs3775246375:158,743,742C/Auncertain significance
rs3712803995:158,743,743G/Auncertain significance
rs5713984455:158,743,747C/Guncertain significance
rs11834747625:158,743,754C/Tuncertain significance
rs7716832835:158,743,755G/Tlikely benign
rs3730423625:158,743,758C/Tuncertain significance
rs7685232255:158,743,759G/Alikely benign
rs7766010455:158,743,766C/Tuncertain significance
rs3775113955:158,743,778C/Tuncertain significance
rs7807893255:158,743,779G/Auncertain significance
rs12900712755:158,743,780G/Tpathogenic
rs1509026955:158,743,783G/Alikely benign
rs32131195:158,743,788C/Amissense variantbenign
rs1860034455:158,743,789C/Tlikely benign
rs3746612855:158,743,790G/Auncertain significance
rs24801983825:158,743,795T/Glikely benign
rs7541818015:158,743,798G/Alikely benign
rs7576781135:158,743,799G/Auncertain significance
rs1500303405:158,743,806C/Auncertain significance
rs1443562745:158,743,807C/Tlikely benign
rs3678285745:158,743,808G/Auncertain significance
rs1391631375:158,743,810G/Alikely benign
rs1440541465:158,743,816T/Clikely benign
rs3709042745:158,743,817C/Glikely benign
rs7764818065:158,743,818T/Cuncertain significance
rs1464088815:158,743,820T/Auncertain significance
rs15847519485:158,743,829A/Glikely benign
rs12163138995:158,743,831A/Glikely benign
rs21130229095:158,743,843G/Alikely benign
rs115747905:158,743,846G/Aregulatory region variantbenign
rs12143620825:158,745,725C/Tlikely benign
rs17540313535:158,745,744C/Auncertain significance
rs11615166245:158,745,746T/Cuncertain significance
rs15847526925:158,745,750T/Clikely benign
rs17540315915:158,745,751C/Guncertain significance
rs24802015115:158,745,765C/Tlikely benign
rs3724757015:158,745,770C/Tuncertain significance
rs1893241045:158,745,776C/Tuncertain significance
rs7641638955:158,745,777G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs24802015705:158,745,816G/Clikely benign
rs17540330045:158,745,820T/Cuncertain significance
rs746441435:158,745,850C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs1925404615:158,745,861T/Cuncertain significance
rs3729267665:158,745,863A/Glikely benign
rs21130242825:158,745,867C/Tlikely benign
rs14058739435:158,745,886G/Auncertain significance
rs7686770985:158,745,891G/Cuncertain significance
rs7767263085:158,745,896G/Auncertain significance
rs7619248285:158,745,911A/Glikely benign
rs2005299785:158,745,915T/Clikely benign
rs21130258655:158,747,309C/Tlikely pathogenic
rs21130258865:158,747,330G/Alikely benign
rs556614605:158,747,334C/Tbenign
rs17540644485:158,747,337C/Auncertain significance
rs17540645025:158,747,339G/Clikely benign
rs1490273585:158,747,342G/Abenign
rs7482155765:158,747,351A/Tpathogenic
rs794469205:158,747,368C/Tconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs1492733605:158,747,369G/Alikely benign
rs13544658785:158,747,377C/Guncertain significance
rs21130259805:158,747,378C/Tuncertain significance
rs14320393275:158,747,379A/Guncertain significance
rs9059443445:158,747,384C/Tlikely benign
rs1381279185:158,747,388A/Guncertain significance
rs7600253435:158,747,389T/Cuncertain significance
rs11663460975:158,747,391G/Auncertain significance
rs15541564665:158,747,399C/Guncertain significance
rs1424007935:158,747,456C/Tlikely benign
rs12522901245:158,747,459G/Alikely benign

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.