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 | gene polymorphisms |
| refSNP ID | GGgenotypes |
Sample information of multiple sclerosis:
| Detected Sample | whole blood |
| Sample Detail | N/A |
| Detected Method | PCR-SSP |
| Disease | MS |
| Disease subtype | RRMS |
| Population | Iranian |
| Sample Size | 44 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and 140 unrelated healthy subjects |
Literature information of multiple sclerosis :
| Pubmed ID | 17439892 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Title | Profile of cytokine gene polymorphisms in Iranian multiple sclerosis patients |
Results of multiple sclerosis :
| Risk Type | Disease risk |
| Main Result | Positive |
| Result | Remarkable results were obtained for IL-2 GG (/ 330 genotype (P0/ 0.06), IL-6 C (/ 174 allele (P0/ 0.06), CG and GG genotypes (PB/ 0.001), and GG (P0/ 0.02) and CG (PB/ 0.001) haplotypes, and TNF-a A (/ 238 allele (PB/ 0.001), GG (P0/ 0.003) and GA (PB/ 0.003) haplotypes. These results suggest that polymorphic variations of these pro-inflammatory cytokines play an important role in susceptibility to MS. |
| Mechanism/Pathway | gene polymorphisms |
