TNF and cryohydrocytosis: TNF‐α and IL‐6 have been elevated in ESRD patients with and without HCV compared to healthy controls.55 In contrast, studies among ESRD patients evaluating CRP levels in the CHC population have shown mixed results, with studies demonstrating increased levels,55, 158, 159, 160 similar levels,161, 162, 163 and lower levels163 of serum hsCRP among ESRD patients with HCV infection compared to uninfected controls.