Increased susceptibility to TBM and PTB; OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.19-1.97 (rs10902158), OR 1.52, 95% CI: 1.18-1.96 (rs7105848), OR 1.61, 95% CI: 1.2-2.17 (rs7111432). n=170 TBM (discovery), n=127 TBM (validation). This evidence concerns the gene MUC5AC and meningeal tuberculosis.