Article
Frequency of Interleukin-6 rs1800795 (-174G/C) and rs1800797 (-597G/A) Polymorphisms in COVID-19 Patients in Turkey Who Develop Macrophage Activation Syndrome.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 22 Nov 2021
Kerget Ferhan, Kerget Buğra
Abstract excerpt
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has infected over 100 million people since it appeared in Wuhan, China, just one year ago. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene polymorphisms -174G/C and -597G/A and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) course. The study included 70 patients aged 18-45 years who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Turkey between March and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- COVID-19
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Macrophage Activation Syndrome
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
