Patients with DN had a more evident Th1 profile characterized by increased IFN-γ, IL-2 and IL-12 and decreased Th2 cytokines IL-33 and IL-13, indicating that DN can be characterized by an increase in Th1 associated with suppression of Th2 response (Anand et al., 2014). The gene discussed is IL2; the disease is liver dysplastic nodule.