Using binary logistic regression analysis, both IL-26 (B = 0.001, OR = 1.001, p = 0.034) and SOFA score (B = 0.231, OR = 1.260, p = 0.015) on day of ICU admission were found to be independent predictors of 28-day mortality in the patients with sepsis, but PCT (B = 0.002, OR = 1.002, p = 0.521) was not (Table 1). The gene discussed is IL26; the disease is Sepsis.