CD24 is considered to be predominantly a B cell marker (151), but it is also found on granulocytes and is implicated in early neutrophil responses to infection in sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (152), along with other entities identified in this study—olfactomedin 4 (OLFM4), lipocalin 2 (LCN2), and bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI). This evidence concerns the gene CD24 and acute respiratory distress syndrome.