IL6 and silicosis: Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to precisely evaluate the association between the IL-1α +4845G/T, IL-1β +3953C/T, IL-1RA +2018T/C, IL-1β -511C/T, IL-6 -634C/G, IL-6 -174G/C, and IL-17A -832A/G polymorphisms and silicosis susceptibility.