However the duration of DM was found to correlate with serum VEGF (r=0.19, p=0.02), IL-8 (r=0.27, p=0.001), MCP-1 (r=0.30, p=0.00), and EGF levels (r=0.18, p=0.03). The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is diabetes mellitus.