In IBD patients, serum and urine galectin-3 did not correlate with age (r = −0.080, p = 0.562 and r = 0.008, p = 0.954, respectively) and BMI (r = −0.054, p = 0.705 and r = 0.057, p = 0.708, respectively). The gene discussed is LGALS3; the disease is inflammatory bowel disease.