For 32 of these biomarkers (BOC, CCL17, CCL3, CD84, CTRC, FGF-21, GLO1, HAOX1, HB-EGF, hOSCAR, HSP 27, IL-16, IL-17D, IL-18, IL-27, IL-6, LEP, LPL, MERTK, MMP12, NEMO, PAR-1, PARP-1, PD-L2, PRELP, RAGE, SCF, SLAMF7, THBS2, TNFRSF13B, TRAIL-R2, and XCL1) PD and RA with PD groups exhibited no differences (Supplementary File Table S2). The gene discussed is MERTK; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.