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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
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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 regions of cytokine genes may be associated with differential cytokine production in COVID-19 patients. This study...
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