found that RANTES levels were significantly higher in sepsis survivors than in non-survivors; moreover, RANTES levels did not correlate with any other cellular levels (including IL-6, IL-8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 [MCP-1], etc.), and negatively correlated with acute physiologic assessment and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) scores, with low levels being significantly predictive of poor outcome (38). The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is Sepsis.