Platelet levels were negatively correlated with levels of CXCL10, a chemokine that is produced in response to IFN-γ, attracts immune cells to the inflammation focal point and its high concentration has been associated to severity in diseases with different etiology, including malaria, both in experimental models and in patients with P. falciparum infections [30]. The gene discussed is CXCL10; the disease is malaria.