In addition, other chronic underlying disease could also elevate CRP, such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, age-related macular degeneration, hemorrhagic stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease [24] this might alter the results of eCRPv and must therefore be examined in a further study, with a larger population. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is age-related macular degeneration.