Fang Y et al. revealed the association between autoantibodies against inflammatory factors and OSA, and the combination of auto antibodies against CRP, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}\usepackage{amsmath}\usepackage{wasysym}\usepackage{amsfonts}\usepackage{amssymb}\usepackage{amsbsy}\usepackage{mathrsfs}\usepackage{upgreek}\setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt}\begin{document}$$\alpha$$\end{document}may function as novel biomarker for monitoring the presence of OSA [49]. The gene discussed is CXCL8; the disease is obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.