The expression levels of FcγR1A, LTF, BLR1, MARCO, CCL-19, MMP-9, CCL4, and Bcl2 in whole blood was significantly higher elevated in TB patients than among contacts, whereas the expression of IL4δ2 and IL-7R were significantly higher in healthy contacts as compared to TB cases. The gene discussed is CXCR5; the disease is tuberculosis.