Laboratory tests showed a C-reactive protein (CRP) at 68 mg/L, leukocytosis (28,800/mm3), lymphocytosis (20,448/mm3), eosinophilia (288/mm3), hemoglobin of 12 g/dL, and thrombocytopenia (88,000/mm3). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is Increased total eosinophil count.