Supporting this, our results show several of these cytokines upregulated in DMD patients compared to BMD (e.g., IL17B FC: 2.26, IL1RL1 FC: 1.42, TNFRSF18 FC: 2.27), indicating a more severe inflammatory condition in DMD subjects. The gene discussed is TNFRSF18; the disease is Duchenne muscular dystrophy.