Basic information of CD8A :

Official Symbol of Gene	CD8A
Species	Homo sapiens
Entrez Gene ID	925
Official Full Name	CD8 subunit alpha
Also known as	CD8; p32; Leu2; CD8alpha
Gene Type	protein coding
dbXrefs	Ensembl:ENSG00000153563 MIM:186910; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1706
Map Location	2p11.2

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Detected Sample	blood
Sample Detail	N/A
Detected Method	Southern blots
Disease	MS
Disease subtype	N/A
Population	N/A
Sample Size	Four patients with well-defined progressive MS and one patient with a relapsing/remitting course whose father and sister had MS were compared to three healthy controls.

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID	2950132
Year	1987
Title	Molecular analysis of the CD8 gene in multiple sclerosis

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Expression	N/A
Risk type	N/A
Result	Analysis of DNA fragments of the CD8 gene following digestion with three restriction enzymes showed no differences between patients with chronic progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), familial MS and controls.
Mechanism/Pathway	N/A