CXCL10 (or IP-10, the IFN-γ-inducible protein 10) is an IFN-γ-inducible chemokine that is implicated in lymphocyte infiltration and thyroid destruction in HT (Antonelli et al., 2011; Fallahi et al., 2020). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL10 and hematocrit.