The correlation between IL-6 serum level and liver dysfunction was statistically significant on days 2, 5 and 10 with Spearman coefficients of -0.615 (d2; P = 0.001), -0.549 (d5; P = 0.004) and -0.674 (d10; P = 0.001), respectively. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is Decreased liver function.