Five of the top-ranked 9 markers comparing mod-sev to mild TB (Figures 3E, F) were also listed comparing anemic to non-anemic TB patients, while 4 markers were unique, a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL/TNFSF13), IL-11, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and MMP-1, in discrimination of anemic and non-anemic TB patients (Figures 3I, J). Here, MMP1 is linked to tuberculosis.