Similarly, Huang et al. have shown increased levels of IL-1β, IL-1RA, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, GCSF, CM-CSF, basic FGF, IFNγ, IP-10, MCP-1, MIP-1a, MIP-1b, PDGF, TNFα, and VEGF in COVID-19 infected patients versus healthy controls (13). This evidence concerns the gene TNF and COVID-19.