Patients with increasing SARS-CoV-2severity often have leukocytosis, leukopenia, decreased albumin levels,increased levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), CRP, bilirubin, andcreatinine kinase, and a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).324 In general, no individual biomarker can beused to confirm or discard COVID-19 diagnosis, and diagnostic testingshould be conducted for all suspected cases. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is COVID-19.