Therefore, while our findings align with the broader concept that SRs influence TB susceptibility, this study is, to our knowledge, the first to assess these specific functional variants (rs3211938 and rs1761667 in CD36; rs4238001 in SR-B1) in the context of TB and LTBI, and the first to report such associations in a South Asian cohort. The gene discussed is SCARB1; the disease is tuberculosis.