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To identify minimal transcript signatures, we applied a transcript selection procedure to microarray data from African adults comprising 536 patients with TB, other diseases (OD) and latent TB (LTBI), divided into training and test sets. Signatures were further investigated using reverse transcriptase (RT)\u2014digital PCR (dPCR). A four-transcript signature (\n                    <jats:italic>GBP6, TMCC1, PRDM1<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>ARG1<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) measured using RT-dPCR distinguished TB patients from those with OD (area under the curve (AUC) 93.8% (CI\n                    <jats:sub>95%<\/jats:sub>\n                    82.2\u2013100%). A three-transcript signature (\n                    <jats:italic>FCGR1A, ZNF296, and C1QB<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) differentiated TB from LTBI (AUC 97.3%, CI\n                    <jats:sub>95%<\/jats:sub>\n                    : 93.3\u2013100%), regardless of HIV. 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