Given that DENV1 infection of K562 cells induces a progressive expression of antiviral response components, and that certain viral infections can promote megakaryopoiesis by increasing the proportion of CD41+ cells—a characteristic marker of megakaryocyte maturation [26]—we evaluated whether DENV1 infection could induce the differentiation of K562 cells. The gene discussed is ITGA2B; the disease is viral infectious disease.