The results showed that patients with osteomyelitis had increased expression of CXCL10, CXCL13, CXCR2, FCGR3B, IL1B, IL8, MMP9, and S100A12 and decreased expression of CXCL9, LCN2, MMP1, and MMP3 compared to normal subjects (Fig. 5). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL9 and osteomyelitis.