TNF, IL6, and IL1B Polymorphisms Are Associated with Severe Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in the Mexican Population.

<h4>Background</h4>Hypercytokinemia is the main immunopathological mechanism contributing to a more severe clinical course in influenza A (H1N1) virus infections. Most patients infected with the influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus had increased systemic levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines; i...

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Main Authors: Román Alejandro García-Ramírez, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas, Roger Quintana-Carrillo, Ángel Eduardo Camarena, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Juan Manuel Mejía-Aranguré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144832