Basic information of IL6 :

Official Symbol of Gene	IL6
Species	Homo sapiens
Entrez Gene ID	3569
Official Full Name	interleukin 6
Also known as	CDF; HGF; HSF; BSF2; IL-6; BSF-2; IFNB2; IFN-beta-2
Gene Type	protein coding
dbXrefs	Ensembl:ENSG00000136244 MIM:147620; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6018
Map Location	7p15.3
Variation Type	SNP
refSNP ID	rs1800796

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Detected Sample	blood or saliva
Sample Detail	Genomic DNA sample
Detected Method	PCR
Disease	MS
Disease subtype	RRMS,SPMS,PPMS
Population	The MS patients were all recruited by the Australia and New Zealand Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (ANZgene).Healthy controls were recruited from Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital or University of Queensland staff.
Sample Size	509 patients/279 controls

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID	23202972
Year	2012
Title	Interleukin-6 gene promoter-572 C allele may play a role in rate of disease progression in multiple sclerosis

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Risk Type	Disease risk
Main Result	Positive
Result	Patients with the 572 GC genotype overall showed a significantly higher median MSSS than did those with the GG genotype.
Mechanism/Pathway	N/A