Although no studies have looked into hs-CRP levels in CLIPTB patients, there is abundant literature showing direct correlation between hs-CRP levels and dyspnea, quality of life and degree of airway obstruction in COPD [21,22]. In our study, we found a non-significant decrease in these serum markers with PR (Table 2). Here, MAP3K14 is linked to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.