No association of IL2, IL4, IL6, TNF, and IFNG gene polymorphisms was found with Taenia solium human infection or neurocysticercosis severity in a family-based study

No association between the polymorphisms evaluated neither with susceptibility to infection nor with disease severity was found, although previous studies reported variations in the levels of these cytokines among different NC clinical pictures. These results, nevertheless, add new elements to our understanding of the complex pathogenic mechanisms involved in susceptibility to infection by T. solium cysticerci and the severity of the ensuing disease.