Background: Natural resistance associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) is a proton/ divalent cation transporter which play a roll in iron trafficking in the phagosomes. Variations in NRAMP1 gene have been reported to be associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) because Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb), the causative agent of TB, compete with its host to uptake iron for its metabolism. T…