Regardless of differences in the median Gal-1 serum levels between RA patients from cohort 1 (median = 68.77 ng/ml) and cohort 2 (median = 95.63 ng/ml), analysis of pooled data from both cohorts revealed, as expected, elevated Gal-1 levels in sera from RA patients compared to controls (Figure 2C). The gene discussed is GAL; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.