Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
IL6
Associated Variants
IL6 MUTATION
IL6 MUTATION
Associated Disease
Obesity, Visceral
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
The C allele at the -174 locus of IL-6 gene is independently associated with the occurrence of metabolic syndrome, emphasizing the importance of inflammatory genetic background in the pathogenesis of visceral obesity and related cardiovascular burden.
Pubmed
25815341
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
CONCLUSION
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
4
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
8
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.000271441872080303
Drugs