Article
Evaluation of the relationship between IL-6 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms and the severity of COVID-19 in an Iranian population.
Cytokine - 1 Jun 2022
Falahi Sara, Zamanian Mohammad Hossein, Feizollahi Parisa, Rezaiemanesh Alireza, Salari Farhad, Mahmoudi Zahra, Gorgin Karaji Ali
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Emerged coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Disease severity is associated with elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-6 (IL-6). Genetic polymorphisms in the regulatory...
Topics
- COVID-19
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Cytokines
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Iran
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- SARS-CoV-2