Basic information of SYN3 :

Official Symbol of Gene	SYN3
Species	Homo sapiens
Entrez Gene ID	8224
Official Full Name	synapsin III
Also known as	N/A
Gene Type	protein coding
dbXrefs	Ensembl:ENSG00000185666 MIM:602705; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11496
Map Location	22q12.3
Variation Type	SNP
refSNP ID	rs133946

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Detected Sample	blood
Sample Detail	N/A
Detected Method	PCR
Disease	MS
Disease subtype	N/A
Population	Spanish
Sample Size	221 Spanish MS patients/373 controls

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID	18755822
Year	2008
Title	Association between synapsin III gene promoter SNPs and multiple sclerosis in Basque patients

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Risk Type	Disease risk
Main Result	Negative
Result	The rs133946C/C haplotype was overrepresented in the control group as compared with the MS group, but this difference did not reach statistical significance.
Mechanism/Pathway	Synapsins are a family of four neuron-specific phosphoproteins that play a role in short-term regulation of neurotransmitter release.