,60,61,62 Although the other non-overlapping proteins might not have been included in protein signatures before, they have been associated with TB72,73,74,75 and could potentially be stimulated/produced via similar signaling pathways in response to mycobacterial infection, such as has been indicated for signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) in TB.76 Here, STAT1 is linked to tuberculosis.