Cytokine profiles, genetic polymorphisms, and systemic inflammatory markers in type 1 diabetes patients with COVID-19: IL-18 a predictor of disease severity
This study highlights the critical role of inflammatory biomarkers and host genetic factors in COVID-19 severity among T1DM patients and identifies IL-18 as a robust and clinically relevant biomarker for risk stratification.
Authors
- Ahmed Baligh Laaribi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6515-1737)
- Wafa Babay
- Sonia Marghali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-1454)
- Asma Mehri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3797-0320)
- Mohammed Yousif Abdullah
- Farah Abdulkhaleq Khattab Alhaddad
- Hadda-Imene Ouzari
Institutions
- Directorate of Health (IS)
- CPCL Polytechnic College (IN)
- Salahaddin University-Erbil (IQ)
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
- Erciyes University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1736234
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes and associated disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00