IL13RA2

Gene

interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2

HGNCHGNC:5975 EnsemblENSG00000123496 NCBI Gene3598

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: Xq23

Also known as

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

Also known asIL-13R · IL13BP · CD213a2 · CT19

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Alias symbolsIL-13R, IL13BP, CD213a2, CT19

Previous namesinterleukin 13 receptor, alpha 2

Alias namescancer/testis antigen 19

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.

Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Melanoma

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.

CD moleculesInterleukin receptors

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.