Basic information of IRF8 :
| Official Symbol of Gene | IRF8 |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
| Entrez Gene ID | 3394 |
| Official Full Name | interferon regulatory factor 8 |
| Also known as | ICSBP; IRF-8; ICSBP1; IMD32A; IMD32B; H-ICSBP |
| Gene Type | protein coding |
| dbXrefs | Ensembl:ENSG00000140968 MIM:601565; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5358 |
| Map Location | 16q24.1 |
| Variation Type | SNP |
| refSNP ID | rs767455 |
Sample information of multiple sclerosis:
| Detected Sample | peripheral blood |
| Sample Detail | N/A |
| Detected Method | TaqMan |
| Disease | MS |
| Disease subtype | N/A |
| Population | Korean |
| Sample Size | (79 MS and 99 NMO patients) and 237 normal controls in a Korean population |
Literature information of multiple sclerosis :
| Pubmed ID | 22994200 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Title | Associations of CD6, TNFRSF1A, and IRF8 polymorphisms with risk of inflammatory demyelinating diseases |
Results of multiple sclerosis :
| Risk Type | Disease risk |
| Main Result | N/A |
| Result | there was no association of IRF8 polymorphisms with IDD, including MS and NMO |
| Mechanism/Pathway | N/A |
