IL13

Gene

interleukin 13

HGNCHGNC:5973 EnsemblENSG00000169194 NCBI Gene3596

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5q31.1

Encodes

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The protein product this gene encodes, reached through the canonical GENE→PROTEIN (encodes) relation. Its biology, drugs, indications, trials and therapeutic evidence live on the protein's own page.

Interleukin-13P35225

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 2 approved medicines against this target

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Also known as

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

Also known asP600 · IL-13 · ALRH · BHR1 · MGC116786 · MGC116788 · MGC116789

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Alias symbolsP600, IL-13, ALRH, BHR1, MGC116786, MGC116788, MGC116789

Alias namesallergic rhinitis, Bronchial hyperresponsiveness-1 (bronchial asthma)

Associated diseases

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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.

Respiratory Tract Diseases

Skin Diseases

Childhood onset asthma

Hypersensitivity

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 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.