DS-TB patients exhibited significantly increased levels of IFN-γ (p = 0.0028), IL-1α (p < 0.0001), IL-6 (p = 0.0053), IL-12p70 (p = 0.0008), IL-17 (p = 0.0079), GM-CSF (p = 0.0193) and IL-10 (p < 0.0001) in comparison to LTB. This evidence concerns the gene IL10 and tuberculosis.