Basic information of IL2 :

Official Symbol of Gene	IL2
Species	Homo sapiens
Entrez Gene ID	3558
Official Full Name	interleukin 2
Also known as	IL-2; TCGF; lymphokine
Gene Type	protein coding
dbXrefs	Ensembl:ENSG00000109471 MIM:147680; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6001
Map Location	4q27
Variation Type	allele
refSNP ID	IL-2 330 T/HLA-DRB1*1501

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Detected Sample	peripheral blood
Sample Detail	PBMCs
Detected Method	SSP-PCR
Disease	MS
Disease subtype	N/A
Population	N/A
Sample Size	360 patients and 426 matched healthy individuals

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID	20594918
Year	2010
Title	High frequency of the IL-2 330 T/HLA-DRB1*1501 haplotype in patients with multiple sclerosis☆

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Risk Type	Disease risk
Main Result	positive
Result	Our findings support previous findings about the role of the HLA-DRB1*1501 allele in susceptibility to MS.
Mechanism/Pathway	gene–gene interactions