Article
Genetic polymorphisms of IL6 gene -174G > C and -597G > A are associated with the risk of COVID-19 severity.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Feb 2023
Verma Shrikant, Verma Sushma, Khan Faizan Haider, Siddiqi Zeba, Raza Syed Tasleem, Abbas Mohammad, Mahdi Farzana
Abstract excerpt
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is pro-inflammatory disorder characterized by acute respiratory distress syndrome. Interleukin-6, a cytokine secreted by macrophages, which mediates an inflammatory response, is frequently increased and associated with the severity in COVID-19 patients. The differential expression of IL6 cytokine in COVID-19 patients may be associated with the presence of single nucleotide...
Topics
- Humans
- Interleukin-6
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- COVID-19
- Genotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Gene Frequency
