LILRA6

Gene

leukocyte immunoglobulin like receptor A6

HGNCHGNC:15495 EnsemblENSG00000244482 NCBI Gene79168

Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 19q13.42

Also known as

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

Also known asLILRB6 · ILT8 · CD85b

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Previous symbolsLILRB6

Alias symbolsILT8, CD85b

Previous namesleukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor, subfamily B (with TM and ITIM domains), member 6, leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor, subfamily A (with TM domain), member 6

Alias namesleucocyte Ig-like receptor A6

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.

Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci

Crohn's Disease

Genetic central nervous system malformation

lissencephaly due to TUBA1A mutation

Colitis, Ulcerative

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 moleculesActivating leukocyte immunoglobulin like 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.