IL6 and chorioamnionitis: Inflammation, including chorioamnionitis and congenital infections, is an established risk factor for all CP subtypes including hemiplegia, owing possibly to abnormalities in the inflammatory response system.34 An earlier study established a link between a SNP (rs1800795) in interleukin-6 (IL-6) and CP.34 However, we found no CNVs impacting genes involved in the inflammatory response, including those highlighted in two population-based studies.35, 36