IL17RA

Gene

interleukin 17 receptor A

HGNCHGNC:5985 EnsemblENSG00000177663 NCBI Gene23765

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 22q11.1

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-17 receptor AQ96F46

Protein · therapeutic target

Clinically validated target · 1 approved medicine 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 asIL17R · hIL-17R · IL-17RA · CDw217 · CD217

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Previous symbolsIL17R

Alias symbolshIL-17R, IL-17RA, CDw217, CD217

Previous namesinterleukin 17 receptor

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.

Immune System Diseases

Scleroderma, Systemic

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.