The culture fluid obtained from the myxoma tissues of a patient who presented with fever, arthritis with positivity for antinuclear factor, increased C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and hypergammaglobulinemia and was diagnosed with undifferentiated connective tissue disease, contained a large quantity of IL-6, which suggested that IL-6 might contribute pathologically to chronic inflammation and autoimmunity. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is myxoma.