We also observed that for DF, there was no discernable correlation between the amount of virus in the serum and serum chymase levels; however, for DHF patients, there appeared to be a strong correlation between high levels of chymase and lower DENV genome copies in the serum (Figure 6G), perhaps, highlighting the potential of MCs to contribute to virus clearance. The gene discussed is CMA1; the disease is Dengue hemorrhagic fever.