Basic information of MBP :

Official Symbol of Gene	MBP
Species	Homo sapiens
Entrez Gene ID	4155
Official Full Name	myelin basic protein
Also known as	N/A
Gene Type	protein coding
dbXrefs	Ensembl:ENSG00000197971MIM:159430;AllianceGenome:HGNC:6925
Map Location	18q23

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Detected Sample	Peripheral blood
Sample Detail	N/A
Detected Method	PCR
Disease	MS
Disease subtype	N/A
Population	Danes
Sample Size	34 patients suffering from multiple sclerosis and in 78 suffering from monosymptorno idiopothic optic neuritis

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID	9345452
Year	1995
Title	PCR typing oftwo Short Tandem Repeat (STR) structures upstreams ofthe human Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) gene; the genetic susceptibility in multiple sclerosis and monosymptomatic idiopathic optic neuritis in Danes

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Expression	up-regulation
Risk type	Disease risk
Result	We found no significant differences between the MBP fragment frequencies in either of the potient groups and in the control group
Mechanism/Pathway	MBP gene and multiple sclerosis as found by Tienari