Previous studies demonstrated the value of symptoms such as fever and night sweats, imaging manifestations of multi-leaf lesions, and some laboratory parameters (serum TB antibody, T-cell Spot (T-SPOT) test, C-reactive protein and albumin (Alb)) in predicting TB activity and prognosis (Li et al., 2019; Nijiati et al., 2023). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is tuberculosis.