On the other hand, the serum factor H levels were significantly correlated with TB (r = -0.42, p <0.001) and PT (r = 0.34, p = 0.007) as well as with AST (r= -0.31, p = 0.014) and ALT (r = -0.27, p = 0.032) (Fig. 2B). This evidence concerns the gene GPT and tuberculosis.