Additionally, total lymphocyte count, cluster differentiation (CD)3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD25+, CD127– T cells, and natural killer (NK) cells were found to be depressed in severe COVID-19 (37), whereas C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and IL-6 – common markers of inflammation – were elevated (38). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is COVID-19.