Upon admission, the full blood count showed mild normocytic anaemia (haemoglobin 10.8 g/dl), white blood cells and full blood count were within the normal range of values (in particular eosinophil count was 222 eosinophils/μl), C-reactive protein (CRP) was 5.20 mg/dl (normal values <1). This evidence concerns the gene CRP and anemia (phenotype).