The present study was carried out toinvestigate serum concentrations of body mass index (BMI), HbA1c,microalbuminuria, antistreptolysin O (ASO), C-reactiveprotein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC), and IL-6 and TNF-αin children with IDDM (Tables 1 and 2). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.