The plasma concentrations of TNFα and IFNγ were consistently and significantly higher in patients with PD than in controls (TNFα: PD vs. control: 8.51 ± 4.63 pg/ml vs. 4.82 ± 2.23 pg/ml, P < 0.01; and IFNγ: PD vs. control: 38.45 ± 7.12 pg/ml vs. 32.79 ± 8.03 pg/ml, P = 0.03; both were analyzed by one-way ANOVA) (Fig. 5). The gene discussed is IFNG; the disease is Parkinson disease.