The laboratory tests revealed anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) of 120 mm in the first hour, C-reactive protein (CRP) of 47 mg/dl (normal £ 0.5) and ferritin level of 230 ng/ml (normal £ 140). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and Increased total leukocyte count.