Remarkably, only nine markers (ADM, CCL23, DCN, IL6, LPL, MCP1, MCP3, PD-L1, and TRAIL-R2) were associated with clinical events after hospitalization, and of them, only the cytokine MCP-3 and the immune inhibitory receptor ligand PD-L1 were COVID-19 specific. The gene discussed is DCN; the disease is COVID-19.