Another study found 11 inflammatory proteins to be elevated in MG sera compared to healthy controls, out of which matrix metalloproteinase 10 (MMP-10), transforming growth factor α (TGF-α), and extracellular newly identified receptor for advanced glycation end-products binding protein (EN-RAGE) were the most elevated.5 The gene discussed is TGFA; the disease is myasthenia gravis.