Cyclooxygenase‐1 (P = .008) was increased in CDH, while CXCL1 (P = .15), MCP‐1 (P = .05), MCP‐2 (P = .46), TNF‐α (P = .05), E‐selectin (P = .15), and ICAM‐1 (P = .15) mRNA were not significantly different. The gene discussed is SELE; the disease is congenital diaphragmatic hernia.