Interestingly, IL-6 polymorphisms have been described to affect disease course and response to therapy in several viral infections: the low IL-6-producing CC genotype has been associated with more severe symptoms during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection (180), whereas the high IL-6-producing genotypes, GG or GC, were associated with sustained virologic response in patients with HIV/HCV co-infection treated with pegylated interferon-α (181). Here, IL6 is linked to coinfection.