Basic information of IFNAR2 :
| Official Symbol of Gene | IFNAR2 |
| Species | Homo sapiens |
| Entrez Gene ID | 3455 |
| Official Full Name | interferon alpha and beta receptor subunit 2 |
| Also known as | IFN-R; IMD45; IFNABR; IFNARB; IFN-R-2; IFN-alpha-REC |
| Gene Type | protein coding |
| dbXrefs | Ensembl:ENSG00000159110 MIM:602376; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5433 |
| Map Location | 21q22.11 |
| Variation Type | SNP |
| refSNP ID | rs# 2300370,rs# 2248412,rs# 2834154,rs# 2154430,rs# 2236756,rs# 2284549,rs# 2284551,rs# 2834163,rs #2236757,rs #2236758 |
Sample information of multiple sclerosis:
| Detected Sample | whole blood |
| Sample Detail | N/A |
| Detected Method | real-time TaqMan |
| Disease | MS |
| Disease subtype | RRMS,SPMS |
| Population | Caucasians and had lived in southern Italy for at least three generations |
| Sample Size | 182 patients with MS, 103 patients with chronic hepatitis C, and 118 control subjects |
Literature information of multiple sclerosis :
| Pubmed ID | 183388947 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Title | Multiple Sclerosis and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Are Associated with Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Interferon Pathway Genes |
Results of multiple sclerosis :
| Risk Type | Disease risk |
| Main Result | N/A |
| Result | genetic variants in the IRF-1 and Stat1 genes of the IFN pathway are associated with MS and HCV infection |
| Mechanism/Pathway | N/A |
