Similar patterns were observed for TNF-α (TB-PDM-median, 111.2 pg/ml; IQR, 109.3-118.8 pg/ml Vs TB, median 73.50 pg/ml; IQR, 71.28-81.15 pg/ml Vs PDM, median 41.40 pg/ml; IQR, 41.40 -44.49 pg/ml: p<0.0001) and IL-2 (TB-PDM-median, 95.20 pg/ml; IQR, 95.20 -97.23 pg/ml Vs TB, median 57.12 pg/ml; IQR, 57.12-61.98 pg/ml Vs PDM, median 38.08 pg/ml; IQR, 38.08-41.32 pg/ml: p<0.0001). This evidence concerns the gene IL2 and tuberculosis.