Laboratory elements defining cholangitis included increased levels of WBCs 95.1% (59/62), CRP 90.3% (56/62), PCT 54.8% (34/62), bilirubin 96.7% (60/62), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) 90.3% (56/62), transaminases 85.4% (53/62), and positive blood cultures 79% (49/62). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is cholangitis.