Among the 119 genes identified using the rescaled IBD score, there were 3 positively correlated cytokine and cytokine receptor genes (ie IL17RA, HGF, and IL18R1) and 21 positively correlated neutrophil degranulation-related genes (eg SIGLEC14, MCEMP1, and HP) (Figure 6). This evidence concerns the gene IL18R1 and inflammatory bowel disease.