As expected, for all sepsis patients on days 1 to 2 of illness, plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, IL-6 and IL-8, were significantly elevated compared with healthy controls (82 (21 to 396) pg/ml versus < 6 pg/ml and 50 (19 to 92) pg/ml versus < 15 pg/ml, respectively). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is Sepsis.