RANTES has been associated with a wide range of inflammatory disorders and pathologies, including RA, allogeneic transplant rejection, atherosclerosis, atopic dermatitis, inflammatory airway disorders such as asthma, delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, glomerulonephritis, endometriosis, some neurological disorders, and certain malignancies 86, 87. The gene discussed is CCL5; the disease is atopic eczema.