The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was ≥ 0.70 for 10 of these markers namely, I-309, GDF-15, VEGFR3, MPO, MMP-1, Pentraxin3, PDGF-BB, RANTES, Ferritin, and CRP, whereas Myoglobin and Procalcitonin diagnosed TB with AUC ≥ 0.80 (Supplementary Figure 1). This evidence concerns the gene MPO and tuberculosis.