Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
IL6
Associated Variants
IL6 MUTATION
IL6 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Cancer Cell Growth
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Senescent cells secrete various growth factors and cytokines, such as IL-6, that can signal to the tumor microenvironment and promote cancer cell growth.
Pubmed
25512378
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_1/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
2
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00081432561624091
Drugs