Blood samples were collected from 13 HD patients and 10 age-gender matched controls; the following markers were measured: C-reactive proteins, myeloperoxidase (MPO)/white blood cell (WBC) ratio, interleukin-6 (IL-6), thioredoxin reductase-1 (TrRd-1), thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1), total nitrites (NOx), nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and nitrotyrosine. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is Huntington disease.