Recently, the NOD2 (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2; HGVS name: NC_000016.10) germline variants p.R702W, p.G908R and c.3020insC were found to be predictors of the development of infectious complications and mortality in patients with cirrhosis when carriers of the variants died significantly earlier and significantly more often experienced SBP [18]. Here, NOD2 is linked to Cirrhosis.