While macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP-1β or CCL4), IL-17A and IL-1β were classified to be of high importance to separate the different groups, IFN-γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10 or CXCL10) and eotaxin were more related to separation of TB patients and controls (Figures 4A, B), whereas IL-7 was ranked of high importance to discriminate between mod-sev and mild TB (Figures 4E, F). This evidence concerns the gene CXCL10 and tuberculosis.