(17) evaluated 191 COVID-19 patients cross-sectionally and found that 1) lower SARS-CoV-2 PCR cycle threshold levels and elevated CRP levels were associated with low levels of TSH, 2) elevated CRP was associated with low FT3, 3) elevated levels of ESR associated with lower FT3 to FT4 ratio, and 4) lowering of FT3 was associated with increasing COVID-19 severity. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is COVID-19.