Plasma samples from 75 PCa patients and 14 healthy controls were analyzed using Multiplex ELISA (Luminex) to measure the expression levels of 12 cytokines: IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-1β, IL-17A, IL-12p70, MCP-1/CCL2, MIP-1α/CCL3, MIP-1β/CCL4, TNF-α, and IFN-γ. The gene discussed is TNF; the disease is posterior cortical atrophy.