Abstract
Human genetic susceptibility for tuberculosis (TB) has been demonstrated by several studies, but few have examined the multiple innate and adaptive immunity genes comprehensively, age-specific effects and/or resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection (resistors (RSTRs)). We hypothesized that RSTRs, defined by a persistently negative tuberculin skin test, may have different genetic influences than Mtb disease. We examined 29 candidate genes in pathways that mediate immune responses to Mtb in subjects in a household contact study in Kampala, Uganda. We genotyped 546 haplotype-tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 835 individuals from 481 families; 28.7% had TB, 10.5% were RSTRs, and the remaining 60.8% had latent Mtb infection. Among our most significant findings were SNPs in TICAM2 (P=3.6 × 10-6) and IL1B (P=4.3 × 10-5) associated with TB. Multiple SNPs in IL4 and TOLLIP were associated with TB (P<0.05). Age-genotype interaction analysis revealed SNPs in IL18 and TLR6 that were suggestively associated with TB in children aged ≤10 years (P=2.9 × 10-3). By contrast, RSTR was associated with SNPs in NOD2, SLC6A3 and TLR4 (nominal P<0.05); these genes were not associated with TB, suggesting distinct genetic influences. We report the first association between TICAM2 polymorphisms and TB and between IL18 and pediatric TB.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-133 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Genes and Immunity |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Genetics
- Genetics(clinical)