IL1B and influenza: The comparison of genotype variation in influenza groups (A and B) versus ILI group revealed that the genotypes AA, GA, GG of IL-1β; rs16944 and AA, GA, GG of IL-17; rs2275913 were statistically significant and associated with the risk of influenza infection, (p = 0.007) and (p = 0.006), respectively (Table 8).