ESAT-6/CFP-10-specific levels of 11 analytes (IL2, MIG, SCF, TRAIL, b-NGF, IL12-p40, IL2Ra, IL13, IFN-γ, IP10 and LIF) discriminated between NON-TB and LTBI groups, with AUC ≥0.73. The gene discussed is NGF; the disease is tuberculosis.