The laboratory parameters including mean white blood cell count, creatinine and blood glucose levels were similar for both patients with H1N1 and influenza other than H1N1 with the exception of transaminase levels (SGPT and SGOT) which had a higher trend in patients infected with Influenza A subtype H1N1 pneumonia (Supplementary Table 1). The gene discussed is GOT1; the disease is influenza.