Blood testing conducted in the emergency department revealed mild anemia (hemoglobin: 96 g/L), hyponatremia (sodium: 116 mEq/L), hyperkalemia (potassium: 5.4 mEq/L), kidney injury (creatinine: 7 mg/L), and elevated levels of inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein: 152 mg/L) (Table 1). Based on the clinical information, she was diagnosed with septic shock and received an infusion of piperacillin-tazobactam (350 mg/kg/day). The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is anemia (phenotype).