Article
Association of Interleukin-17F Polymorphism and Mortality Predictors with the Risk of COVID-19.
International journal of clinical practice - 1 Jan 2022
El-Desoky Manal M, Tharwat Samar, Mostafa Nora, Hewidy Asem A, Elmorsey Rehab A, Abdelhafez Mona S, El-Ashry Amira H, Elhendawi Mona M, Fathy Aya Ahmed, Hisham Fatma Azzahraa
Abstract excerpt
Background: Th-17 cells, a proinflammatory subset of CD4 T lymphocytes, have been suggested as a possible cause of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)-related immunological injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between IL-17F (rs763780) polymorphism and the susceptibility to and outcomes of COVID-19 infection and to determine the clinical and laboratory predictors of COVID-19 death....
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