Overlap of established cell type marker genes such as CTHRC1 and ASPN for myofibroblasts, MMP7 and KRT17 for aberrant basaloid cells, as well as secretoglobin family 3A member 2 (SCGB3A2) SCGB3A2 for TB-SC additionally validated these data (fig. Here, CTHRC1 is linked to tuberculosis.