In all cases of myocardial infarction, median serum levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, NF-κB, TNF-α and VCAM-1 were 1.31 mg/L, 11.88 pg/ml, 11.34 ng/ml, 2.19 pg/ml and 1157.37 ng/ml, respectively. The gene discussed is TNF; the disease is myocardial infarction.