A paper published in Nature mentioned that the plasma of newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19 contains IL1B, IL1RA, IL7, IL8, IL9, IL10, basic fibroblast growth factor (basic FGF), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GMCSF), IFN-γ, IP10, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1), macrophage inflammatory protein 1A (MIP1A), MIP1B, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) [29]. The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is COVID-19.