rs3213119

This is a variant in the IL12B gene that changes a valine to an phenylalanine.

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GWAS Catalog Trait Associations (2)

Genome-wide significant associations (p < 5×10⁻⁸) from the NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog.

protein measurement

Pietzner M et al. “Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases.” Science (new York, N.y.) 374(6569):eabj1541 (2021)

Allele A

OR 1.09

p 2.0e-198

N 10,708

Large GWAS

European

interleukin-23 measurement

Pietzner M et al. “Mapping the proteo-genomic convergence of human diseases.” Science (new York, N.y.) 374(6569):eabj1541 (2021)

Allele A

OR 0.22

p 4.0e-9

N 10,708

Large GWAS

European

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ClinVar annotation

Benign★★★☆

2 submitters1 publication

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases due to complete IL12B deficiency

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Research that mentions this SNP (1)

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Nucleotide variation in IL‐10 and IL‐12 and their receptors and cervical and vulvar cancer risk: A hybrid case–parent triad and case–control study

AssociationN=4,300Shehnaz K. Hussain et al.(2013)· International Journal of Cancer

This hybrid case-parent triad and case-control study examined associations between 76 tagSNPs in IL10 and IL12 cytokine pathway genes (IL10, IL12A, IL12B, IL10RA, IL10RB, IL12RB1, IL12RB2) and cervical/vulvar cancer risk. Key findings include: IL10RA rs9610 (OR=1.76, 95% CI 1.15–2.68) and rs4252314 (OR=2.23, 95% CI 1.26–3.96) associated with increased cervical cancer risk; IL12RB2 rs4297265 (OR=0.46) and rs2229546 (OR=0.43) associated with reduced cervical SCC risk; IL12B rs3181224 associated with reduced vulvar SCC risk (OR=0.30, 95% CI 0.12–0.74); and IL12RB1 rs11575934 (OR=1.51, 95% CI 1.12–2.05) associated with increased cervical adenocarcinoma risk.

Traits studied:Cervical adenocarcinomaCervical squamous cell carcinomaVulvar squamous cell carcinoma

PubMed DOI Metascience Observatory

About IL12B

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]