Therein, potential evidence for aberrant immune functioning was found, such as a positive correlation of proinflammatory cytokines (CRP and IL-6) with depressive symptoms (Colasanto et al., 2020), higher leukocyte counts and increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF, CRP, and IL-6) in patients with psychotic disorders compared to healthy controls (Taylor et al., 2024), and a proinflammatory state in patients with autism spectrum disorder (Mitchell and Goldstein, 2014). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is psychotic disorder.