Basic information of MIF :
| Official Symbol of Gene | MIF |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
| Entrez Gene ID | 4282 |
| Official Full Name | macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| Also known as | GIF; GLIF; MMIF |
| Gene Type | protein coding |
| dbXrefs | Ensembl:ENSG00000240972 MIM:153620; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7097 |
| Map Location | 22q11.23 |
| Variation Type | SNP |
| refSNP ID | rs755622 |
Sample information of multiple sclerosis:
| Detected Sample | whole venous blood |
| Sample Detail | N/A |
| Detected Method | PCR-RFLP |
| Disease | MS |
| Disease subtype | N/A |
| Population | Turkish |
| Sample Size | 153 MS patients/210 controls |
Literature information of multiple sclerosis :
| Pubmed ID | 25600533 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Title | Lack of association between MIF gene -173G>C polymorphism with multiple sclerosis |
Results of multiple sclerosis :
| Risk Type | Disease risk |
| Main Result | Negative |
| Result | There was no statistically significant difference in allele and genotype frequencies between MS-patients and controls .No association was observed when the patients were compared against controls in terms of GG versus GC+CC genotypes and GG+GC versus CC genotypes . |
| Mechanism/Pathway | N/A |
