IL12A

Gene

interleukin 12A

HGNCHGNC:5969 EnsemblENSG00000168811 NCBI Gene3592

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 3q25.33

Also known as

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

Also known asNKSF1 · CLMF · IL-12A · p35 · NFSK

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Previous symbolsNKSF1

Alias symbolsCLMF, IL-12A, p35, NFSK

Previous namesinterleukin 12A (natural killer cell stimulatory factor 1, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 1, p35)

Alias namesnatural killer cell stimulatory factor 1, 35 kD subunit, cytotoxic lymphocyte maturation factor 1, p35, interleukin 12, p35, IL-12, subunit p35, NF cell stimulatory factor chain 1, interleukin-12 alpha chain, IL35 subunit

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.

Primary biliary cholangitis

Multiple Sclerosis

Immune System Diseases

Behcet's Syndrome

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.

Interleukins

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-03-15.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.