The median levels of IL-6, PCT, and CRP were statistically significantly higher in children with sepsis compared to children with SIRS (118 pg/ml, 2.55 ng/ml, and 48 mg/l vs. 52 pg/ml, 1.0 ng/ml, and 33.5 mg/l, respectively) [33]. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is Sepsis.