We performed a two-step cluster analysis to identify possible subgroups, thereby concomitantly integrating the available measures of HERV-W ENV positivity (CO: IESR > 15), serum cytokine levels (IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α, IFN-γ) and CT scores (EA, EN, PA, PN, SA scores) from HC, SZ and BD subjects. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and Behcet disease.