UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


          Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 9, 2006

                           Interleukin Genetics, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                001-32715                               94-3123681
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        (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)


      135 Beaver Street Waltham, MA                                     02452
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)

                                 (781) 398-0700
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On May 9, 2006, Interleukin Genetics, Inc. issued a press release to report
its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. A copy
of the earnings press release is being furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(c) The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

Exhibit No.         Description
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   99.1             Earnings Press Release dated May 9, 2006.



                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            Interleukin Genetics, Inc.
                                            (Registrant)



Date: May 10, 2006                          /s/ KENNETH S. KORNMAN
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                                            Kenneth S. Kornman
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                            (Signature)