Serum CXCL10 levels were higher in patients with SSc-ILD compared to SSc patients without ILD [Median (IQR):126 pg/ml (66–282.5) vs. 78.5 pg/ml (50–122), P = 0.029, 95% CI: 1.5 × 10−6 to 0.4284]. The gene discussed is CXCL10; the disease is interstitial lung disease.