When we analyzed the association of TB caused by the Beijing lineage and TLR2 T597C using a dominant model for all types of clinical TB, we found a highly significant association (Table 5) (control vs. all East Asian/Beijing isolates: OR = 3.07 [95% C.I. 1.51–6.23], P = 0.001]. This evidence concerns the gene TLR2 and tuberculosis.