Saarinen et al. demonstrated that the majority of patients suffering from parotitis had elevated S-Amyl levels (median 261 U/l, range 24–1220), but only half of the patients had significantly elevated S-CRP levels >40 mg/l; 32% of the patients had normal S-CRP < 5 mg/l (median 13.0 mg/l, range 5–170 mg/l) [25]. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and parotitis.