Moreover, comparison of available QuantiFERON data and NUM score results in TB cohort 1 showed that a NUM score based on the levels of six (ApoA1, CRP, ferritin, IL-6, IP-10, and SAA1/A2) as well as two (CRP and SAA1/A2) host proteins, allowed identification of individuals with active TB whose QuantiFERON test was negative (Figure S3). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL10 and tuberculosis.