Laboratory results for the two phases of infection revealed significantly higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), creatinine (Cr), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and creatine kinase (CK) in the acute phase than in the recovery phase (Table 2). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is infection.