Furthermore, after post-test correction using Dunn’s multiple comparison tests, the median concentrations of IL12-p40, IL-2ra, SCF, TRAIL, IL-2, IFN-γ, IP-10, b-NGF, LIF and MIG were significantly higher in the active TB and LTBI subjects compared to NON-TB patients, and the median concentrations of IFNα2, IL-3, and TNF-β were significantly higher in TB patients compared to NON-TB patients (Fig 3). The gene discussed is LIF; the disease is tuberculosis.