Notably, 13 key genes including ELMO1, SOCS1, STAT3, STAT4, IL7R, IL22RA2, TNFRSF1A, TNFSF14, IL2RA, TNFAIP3, BCL10, MAPK3, CD86, CXCR5, and LTBR were found to regulate the changes in cortical structure caused by MS (Additional file 1: Fig. S10). This evidence concerns the gene IL7R and myeloid sarcoma.