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 | polymorphism |
| refSNP ID | TNF*(-308)A |
Sample information of multiple sclerosis:
| Detected Sample | N/A |
| Sample Detail | N/A |
| Detected Method | N/A |
| Disease | MS |
| Disease subtype | N/A |
| Population | Russians |
| Sample Size | 104 nuclear families of Russian |
Literature information of multiple sclerosis :
| Pubmed ID | 21090238 |
| Year | 2010 |
| Title | [Analysis of linkage and association of alleles of proinflammatory cytokines genes IL-6, IFNg and TNF with multiple sclerosis using transmission disequilibrium test (TDT)] |
Results of multiple sclerosis :
| Risk Type | Disease risk |
| Main Result | Negative |
| Result | Linkage/association of IFNG and IL-6 alleles with MS was not revealed. |
| Mechanism/Pathway | N/A |
