CRP Scores 1, 2, and 3 were not associated with lung cancer risk when taking into account the matching factors and only adjusting for BMI and four surrogate variables for batch effects (n = 208 pairs; Score 1 OR: 0.96 [0.77, 1.21]; Score 2 OR: 0.89 [0.71, 1.11]; Score 3 OR: 1.11 [0.89, 1.40]). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is lung cancer.