Moreover, the abnormal expression of hub genes (SRC, RHOA, CD40LG, CSF1, TNFRSF1A, FCER1G, ICAM1, LAT, LCN2, PLAU, CXCL10, CD40, IRF7, and B2M) was regarded as the main cause of cytokine storm syndrome in COVID-19 patients. Here, CXCL10 is linked to COVID-19.