Among the 8 repeated expressed proteins identified in a previous proteomics study in CSF, 7 were differentially expressed between the TBM and non-TBM groups in our study, including Anti-Thrombin III, Haptoglobin, APOAI, APOB, APOE, S100A8, and Transthyretin. The gene discussed is APOE; the disease is meningeal tuberculosis.