Significant associations were observed between baseline plasma levels of CD20+ EVs and baseline plasma levels of prognostic biomarkers of AIDS-NHL: sCD27, CXCL13, sIL-2Rα/sCD25, sTNF-RII, sCD163, IL-18, LBP, and EndoCab IgM. The gene discussed is CD163; the disease is non-Hodgkin lymphoma.