In recent studies in humans, profiling studies have identified MCP‐3 (CCL7), IP‐10 (CXCL10), IL‐6 (IL6), and other cytokines as predictors for the progression and severity of ALI, which increased more in males than females (McElvaney et al., 2020; Yang et al., 2020). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is acute respiratory distress syndrome.