Article
Polymorphism in promotor region of IL6 gene as a predictor for severity in COVID -19 patients.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Apr 2022
Aladawy Shaimaa A, Adel Lamiaa A, Abdel Salam Shimaa A, Raafat Riham H, Khattab Mona A
Abstract excerpt
SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of coronavirus disease started in 2019 (COVID-19). IL-6 gene is located on chromosome 7. A considerable number of polymorphisms was identified in the IL-6 gene. Polymorphism in IL-6-174C allele is associated with a higher level of IL-6 production and this may lead to severity of in COVID-19 patients. We intended to investigate the role of polymorphism in the promotor region of...
Topics
- COVID-19
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- SARS-CoV-2
