Similarly, high-level cytokines (e.g., IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IFN-γ, and TNF-α, etc.)were registered in the blood of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients (Rothan and Byrareddy, 2020; Ruan et al., 2020). The gene discussed is TNF; the disease is COVID-19.