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DEFB109B

Gene

defensin beta 109B

HGNCHGNC:33469EnsemblENSG00000206034NCBI Gene641517
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 8p23.1

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asDEFB109P1B
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Previous symbolsDEFB109P1B
Previous namesdefensin, beta 109, pseudogene 1B, defensin beta 109 pseudogene 1B

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Hydrops fetalis
Infections
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Keratitis

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Defensins, beta

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.