Polymorphism: rs1800795
rs1800795 ( SNPedia | 23andMe )

Variant Type: SNP
Location: 7p15.3

Factor:
- Symbol: IL6
- Name: interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)
- Entrez ID: 3569
- Ensembl ID: ENSG00000136244


Description:

Aim: connection of IL-6 production with age, gender and -174 C/G genotype. Low sample size, non-informative data, no connection with lifespan [11772517].

Ethnicity: Italian
Age of cases: 29-93
Shorter lived allele: GG
Longer lived allele: CC/CG

Statistics
- Number of cases/controls: 31 (male) vs 31 (female) (initial)
- Significant: No

Study Design
- Study type: Candidate Region/Gene
- Technology: PCR

Reference:
11772517: The -174 C/G locus affects in vitro/in vivo IL-6 production during aging.

Choice: Dmitrij Curate
Created: June 30, 2013, midnight
Updated: Aug. 8, 2014, 1:05 p.m.

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