Anoxic event as cause of death (R2 change: 0.042, p = 0.004), total bilirubin concentration (R2 change: 0.031, p = 0.011), the presence of donor blood infection (R2 change: 0.026, p = 0.018) and the number of inotropes and vasopressors administered (R2 change: 0.021, p = 0.031) resulted the independent donor baseline characteristics explaining the variance in CXCL10 levels. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL10 and infection.