Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system. The pathogenesis of MS is best described by a multifactorial model incorporating interactions between genetic and environmental factors with the role of genetic factors increasingly taken into account. The main goal of this study was to investigate the associations of rs12487066, rs12044852, rs10735781, rs3135388, rs6897932, rs1321172, rs10492972, and rs9657904 polymorphisms with MS in the Iranian population. Methods A total of 83 patients with MS (82.0% female and 18.0% male; mean age = 35.2±8.6 years) and 100 physically and mentally healthy subjects (81.0% female and 19.0% male; mean age = 40.4±6.4 years) were selected using convenient sampling. A 5 mL blood sample was taken from each case and control patient. We used the tetra-primer ARMS-PCR method to genotype the desired polymorphisms. The associations between polymorphisms and the disease were studied based on codominant, dominant, recessive, and overdominant models. Results The rs10735781 polymorphism was codominantly ( p = 0.029), overdominantly ( p = 0.008), and dominantly ( p = 0.009) associated with the disease. The rs6897932 was also found to be codominantly ( p = 0.012), dominantly ( p = 0.019), and recessively ( p = 0.011) associated with the disease. Conclusions We found an association between the rs10735781 and rs6897932 polymorphisms on the EVI5 and IL7RA genes, respectively, with increased MS in the Iranian population. Therefore, single nucleotide polymorphisms in the EVI5 and IL7RA genes can be considered a prognostic marker of MS.
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