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

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Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.

IL12B — interleukin 12B