IL6

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Chromosome position Summary
Rs13306435 2273756322,737,563
Rs1800795 2273316922,733,169
Rs1800796 2273277022,732,770
Rs1800797 2273274522,732,745
Rs2066992 2273477322,734,773
Rs2069830 2273366122,733,661
Rs2069832 2273395722,733,957
Rs7802307 2273295722,732,957
Rs7802308 2273295822,732,958


IL6, interleukin-6, is also known as beta-2 interferon. It is an autoregulatory cytokine involved in numerous inflammatory responses.

SNPs in IL6 that have been studied include:

  • rs1800795, known as the -174 SNP due to its position in the IL6 promoter
  • rs1800796, known as the 572G>C SNP
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