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FARSB

Gene

phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase subunit beta

HGNCHGNC:17800EnsemblENSG00000116120NCBI Gene10056
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2q36.1

Also known as

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

Also known asFARSLB · PheHB · FRSB
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Previous symbolsFARSLB
Alias symbolsPheHB, FRSB
Previous namesphenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase-like, beta subunit
Alias namesphenylalanine tRNA ligase 1, beta, cytoplasmic

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.

Liver Cirrhosis
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Microcephaly
Neurodegenerative Diseases

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.

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases, Class II

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.