IL36B

Gene

interleukin 36 beta

HGNCHGNC:15564 EnsemblENSG00000136696 NCBI Gene27177

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 2q14.1

Also known as

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

Also known asIL1F8 · FIL1 · IL-1H2 · IL-1F8 · FILI-(ETA) · IL1-ETA · IL1H2 · MGC126880 · MGC126882

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Previous symbolsIL1F8

Alias symbolsFIL1, IL-1H2, IL-1F8, FILI-(ETA), IL1-ETA, IL1H2, MGC126880, MGC126882

Previous namesinterleukin 1 family, member 8 (eta)

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.

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Guillain-Barre 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 2023-01-20.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.