Male patients with sepsis had a significant decrease in the plasma levels of total β2GPI (141.7 μg/ml ± 14.63 μg/ml, mean ± SEM, n = 8) compared to normal male controls (250.3 μg/ml ± 36.19 μg/ml, mean ± SEM, n = 6, p = 0.03) (Fig. 4E). The gene discussed is APOH; the disease is Sepsis.