When patients with ALI/ARDS were subclassified into those with sepsis or without sepsis, no significant differences were observed between the median (interquartile range; IQR) BNP levels in patients with sepsis [299 (128-463) pg/mL] and those without sepsis [115 (70-417) pg/mL]. The gene discussed is NPPB; the disease is Sepsis.