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DEFB132

Gene

defensin beta 132

HGNCHGNC:33806EnsemblENSG00000186458NCBI Gene400830
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 20p13

Also known as

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

Also known asRP5-1103G7.6 · DEFB32
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Alias symbolsRP5-1103G7.6, DEFB32
Previous namesdefensin, beta 132

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.

Neoplasms
Carcinoma of liver and intrahepatic biliary tract
COVID-19
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating

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 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.