As for high CRP levels at the diagnostic time of AML, AML patients with high WHO performance score were reported to have higher CRP levels than those with low score (patients with performance score 3/4 had 6.81 mg/dL higher CRP compared to patients with performance score 0), while in that previous study patients who had a bacteraemic episode within 30 days of AML diagnosis were excluded 30. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is acute myeloid leukemia.