We detected higher levels of IL-2R, CXCL9, CXCL10, CCL2, and IL-6 (p = 0.001, 0.0003, 0.0002, 0.017, and 0.0005, respectively) in plasma of AIDS patients compared to healthy uninfected controls (data not shown). The gene discussed is CXCL9; the disease is AIDS.