Of all the 12 markers evaluated in this study, the levels of 11 (IL-12(p40), IFN-γ, IP-10, TNF-α, IL-10, TGF-α, IFN-α2, RANTES, VEGF, fractalkine, EGF) after background correction, were significantly different between the TB and no TB cases following stimulation with at least one of the six antigens investigated. The gene discussed is VEGFA; the disease is tuberculosis.