In our study, we evaluated the expression of four type I IFN-inducible genes (OAS1, CXCL10, IFIT3, and MX1) in SLE patients and healthy controls based on the prior work of Chiche, L et al. and Wu L et al. [35, 36]. The gene discussed is CXCL10; the disease is systemic lupus erythematosus.