In the expanded cohort of 29 people with HIV, there was a larger percentage of plasmacytoid dendritic cells by flow cytometry and increased plasma IL‐6, IL‐12p70, IL‐15, IL‐2, IFN‐alpha and TNF in the TB history group (n = 18) compared to people with no history of TB (n = 11). The gene discussed is IL2; the disease is tuberculosis.