Several studies have revealed typical laboratory characteristics in COVID-19 patients, such as an increase of C-reactive protein (CRP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) as well as leukocytopenia [5, 10, 11], and typical findings in chest computed tomography (CT), including bilateral, multilobar ground glass opacities and/or consolidations especially in the peripheral lung zones [12–16]. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is COVID-19.