These data are consistent with past researches showing the role of IL-17 cytokines in development of inflammatory disorders including allergic rhinitis (Gu et al., 2017), bronchial asthma (Sorbello et al., 2015), dermatitis (Sugaya, 2020) and arthritis (Miossec, 2021) as well. The gene discussed is IL17A; the disease is arthritic joint disease.