These included albumin, platelets, bilirubin, international normalized ratio (INR), model for end-stage liver disease (MELD), hepatic venous pressure gradient (HVPG), liver stiffness, IL-6, M30, M65, keratin-18 (K18), interferon-gamma inducible protein (IEV), and cytokeratin-18 cleaved fragment (CK-18/CPA). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is End Stage Liver Disease.