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SynthesisNeuromolecular medicine2025

Association of IL6 Gene Polymorphisms and Neurological Disorders: Insights from Integrated Bioinformatics and Meta-Analysis.

Md Harun-Or-Roshid, Md Nurul Haque Mollah, Jesmin

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Md Harun-Or-RoshidDepartment of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Md Nurul Haque MollahDepartment of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
JesminDepartment of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh. jesmin@du.ac.bd.

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Abstract

Interleukin 6 (IL6) is an inflammatory biomarker linked to central and peripheral nervous system diseases. This study combined bioinformatics and statistical meta-analysis to explore potential associations between IL6 gene variants (rs1800795, rs1800796, and rs1800797) and neurological disorders (NDs) and brain cancer. The meta-analysis was conducted on substantial case-control datasets and revealed a significant correlation between IL6 SNPs (rs1800795 and rs1800796) with overall NDs (p-value < 0.05). The disease-stratified analysis of rs1800795 revealed significant correlations with Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's diseases (p-value < 0.05), while rs1800796 showed a substantial connection with Celiac disease (p-value < 0.05). The ethnicity-stratified analysis revealed noteworthy associations between rs1800795 in both Asians and Caucasians (p-value < 0.05), while rs1800796 showed significant associations across all ethnic groups analyzed (p-value < 0.05). Furthermore, integrated Bioinformatics analyses using GTEx and TCGA datasets highlighted IL6's involvement in NDs and its potential role in brain cancer. Specifically, IL6 SNPs (rs1800795 and rs1800797) showed a significant association with Glioma (p-value < 0.001). Copy number alterations and increased IL6 expressions were linked to cancer severity (p-value < 0.001) and hypoxia (p-value < 0.0001). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated that elevated IL6 expression was strongly associated with decreased overall survival in brain cancer patients (p-value < 0.0001). In conclusion, this study identified notable correlations between IL6 SNPs and NDs, underscoring their potential as valuable prognostic biomarkers for various neurological conditions.

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Interleukin-6Nervous System DiseasesPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAlzheimer DiseaseAsian PeopleBrain NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesCeliac DiseaseComputational BiologyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansParkinson DiseaseSchizophreniaWhite PeopleIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6Alzheimer’sIL6 SNPsMeta-analysisNeurological disordersParkinson’sSchizophrenia

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