High nasopharyngeal and serum IL-6 levels and the − 573G > C polymorphism (rs1800796) are linked with the risk of severe COVID-19 in a Mexican population: a case‒control study
Our results revealed that the IL-6 - 573 G > C SNP and increased IL-6 nasopharyngeal and serum levels are associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 in a Mexican population.
Authors
- Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Alemán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2383-7930)
- Marco A. Cantú-Cuevas
- Alfredo Lagunas-Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1206-0161)
- Carla O. Contreras-Ochoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3275-5526)
- Ausencio Morales-Ortega
- Victoria Pando‐Robles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-5627)
- Margarita Bahena-Román (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0876-4462)
- Daniel A. Madrid-González
- María E. Santana-Román (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7803-2817)
- Joaquín Manzo-Merino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-6626)
- Cecilia Martínez‐Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-582X)
- Vicente Madrid‐Marina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9305-6884)
- Kirvis Torres-Poveda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9608-9617)
- Héctor Barón-Olivares
- E Ortíz-Flores
- Víctor Hugo Bermúdez-Morales
- Fabiola Cortés-Pedroza
Institutions
- Universidad Privada del Estado de Morelos (MX)
- National Institute of Genomic Medicine (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (MX)
- Universidad Politecnica del Estado de Morelos (MX)
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10695-y
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología