IL7R

Gene

interleukin 7 receptor

HGNCHGNC:6024 EnsemblENSG00000168685 NCBI Gene3575

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 5p13.2

Also known as

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

Also known asIL7Ralpha · CD127 · IL7RA · lnc-IL7R · IL-7Ralpha · sIL-7R · CDw127

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Alias symbolsIL7Ralpha, CD127, IL7RA, lnc-IL7R, IL-7Ralpha, sIL-7R, CDw127

Alias namessoluble interleukin-7 receptor, Interleukin-7 receptor subunit alpha

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.

Asthma

Multiple Sclerosis

Hypothyroidism

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

Rhinitis, Allergic

Dermatitis, Atopic

Primary biliary cholangitis

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 moleculesFibronectin type III domain containingInterleukin receptors

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-02-13.

Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.