Basic information of NOS2 :
| Official Symbol of Gene | NOS2 |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
| Entrez Gene ID | 4843 |
| Official Full Name | nitric oxide synthase 2 |
| Also known as | NOS; INOS; NOS2A; HEP-NOS |
| Gene Type | protein coding |
| dbXrefs | Ensembl:ENSG00000007171 MIM:163730; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7873 |
| Map Location | 17q11.2 |
| Variation Type | allel |
| refSNP ID | i |
Sample information of multiple sclerosis:
| Detected Sample | blood |
| Sample Detail | N/A |
| Detected Method | PCR |
| Disease | MS |
| Disease subtype | RRMS,SPMS,PPMS |
| Population | Australian |
| Sample Size | MS patients (n = 101) and healthy controls (n = 101) |
Literature information of multiple sclerosis :
| Pubmed ID | 15275951 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Title | Investigation of an inducible nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS2A) polymorphism in a multiple sclerosis population |
Results of multiple sclerosis :
| Risk Type | Disease risk |
| Main Result | Negative |
| Result | Results of a chi-squared analysis and a Fisher’s exact test revealed that allele and genotype distributions between cases and controls were not significantly different for the total population and for each subtype of MS. |
| Mechanism/Pathway | N/A |
