Portal hypertension in BA patients was also detected to be significantly associated with elevated plasma levels of eotaxin (OR = 1.05, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.08, P = 0.008) and IP-10 (OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.02, P = 0.008). The gene discussed is CXCL10; the disease is breast angiosarcoma.