“…IL-6 is a proinflammatory cytokine secreted upon infection by various cells such as T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, monocytes and identified by this study as a possible genetic risk factor of ANE. In chronic infectious diseases, rs1800796G allele, GG genotype or G-containing haplotype is reportedly associated with a decreased risk of tuberculosis (Zhang et al, 2012;Wang et al, 2017), increased risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity (Li et al, 2018), decreased prevalence of chronic human hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (Zhang et al, 2015;Li et al, 2021), decreased chance of sustained viral response to antiviral therapy against chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (Yee et al, 2009;Sghaier et al, 2017b), and a decreased risk of progression from HCV infection to hepatocellular carcinoma (Sghaier et al, 2017b). In acute infectious diseases, rs1800796G allele is reportedly associated with an increased risk of sepsis in chronic renal disease (Panayides et al, 2015) and increased risk of post-traumatic osteomyelitis (Jiang et al, 2020).…”