Moreover, the band density of VDBP tended to be higher in samples from patients with active TB than from control subjects, which is similar to that observed above; however, the protein levels were widely distributed and the differences in these levels did not reach significance in the control subjects compared with patients with active TB (33,251 ± 2,572 versus 38,971 ± 11,001). The gene discussed is GC; the disease is tuberculosis.