Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
IL6
Associated Variants
IL6 MUTATION
IL6 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
While this therapy has caused toxicities, including cytokine release syndrome and macrophage activation syndrome, these conditions are reversible with IL-6 blockade using the monoclonal antibody tocilizumab.
Pubmed
25455270
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_2/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
2
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
2
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000542883744160607
Drugs