Another study extracted 13 common genes (IL6, TLR4, TNF, CRP, CCL2, IL10, IL1B, TGFB1, ADIPOQ, ACE, VEGFA, IL1RN, HIF1A) among TB, cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, ischemic heart disease, ischemic stroke from gene regulatory network, genetic PPI, enrichment analysis, co-expression, and physical interaction. Here, TNF is linked to tuberculosis.