NKG2C+ γδ+ T cells were relatively increased (0.5 and 0.6 vs. 0.3%, P = 0.008 and 0.018), whereas NKG2D positivity was decreased in patients with BD and TB (77.7 and 75.8 vs. 87.5%, P = 0.001 and 0.004). Here, KLRC2 is linked to tuberculosis.