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Evaluating interleukin-6 levels and the rs1800795 variant in Turkish patients with COVID-19: a prospective cohort study.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2024
Sezer Ozlem, Nursal Ayse Feyda, Gunal Ozgur, Gorgun Selim, Tekcan Akin, Unluguzel Ustun Goksenin, Yigit Serbulent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a multisystem disease of global significance. Interleukin (IL)-6 is a soluble cytokine with a pleiotropic effect on inflammation and the immune response. OBJECTIVES: Investigate the relationship between the interleukin 6 (IL6) rs1800795 variant a...
Topics
- Humans
- COVID-19
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Interleukin-6
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Prospective Studies