Fourteen proteins (VWF, PPBP, C5, C1RL, FCN3, SAA2, ORM1, ITIH3, GSN, C1QA, CA1, CFB, C3, LBP) were more associated with sepsis, while eleven (FN1, IGFALS, SERPINA4, APOE, APOH, C6, SERPINA3, AHSG, LUM, ITIH2, SAA1) were linked to NISIRS. The gene discussed is APOE; the disease is Sepsis.