For instance, vWF was significantly increased in the plasma of hospitalized COVID-19 patients indicating endothelial activation and a prothrombotic state in severely ill patients (Fraser et al., 2020; Goshua et al., 2020; Pine et al., 2020; Cotter et al., 2021; Thwaites et al., 2021). The gene discussed is VWF; the disease is COVID-19.