The immunogenetics of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility

CAA Ndong Sima, D Smith, DC Petersen, H Schurz… - Immunogenetics, 2023 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains the leading cause
of death due to a single bacterial agent, with approximately 10.6 million people developing …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and human coadaptation: a two-way street complicating host susceptibility to TB

C Uren, EG Hoal, M Möller - Human Molecular Genetics, 2021 - academic.oup.com
For centuries, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) has infected numerous
populations, both human and non-human, causing symptomatic tuberculosis (TB) in some …

Local ancestry adjusted allelic association analysis robustly captures tuberculosis susceptibility loci

Y Swart, C Uren, PD van Helden, EG Hoal… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a complex disease.
The risk of developing active TB is in part determined by host genetic factors. Most genetic …

Multi-ancestry meta-analysis of host genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis identifies shared genetic architecture

H Schurz, V Naranbhai, TA Yates, JJ Gilchrist, T Parks… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The heritability of susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) disease has been well recognized. Over
100 genes have been studied as candidates for TB susceptibility, and several variants were …

Association of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the VDR Gene with Tuberculosis and Infection of Beijing Genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis

J Yu, M Liu, X Mijiti, H Liu, Q Wang, C Yin… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between vitamin
D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism and tuberculosis susceptibility, as well as the …

Differential NRAMP1gene's D543N genotype frequency: Increased risk of contracting tuberculosis among Venezuelan populations

Z Araujo, M Camargo, DAM Pérez, A Wide… - Human Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
NRAMP1 and VDR gene polymorphisms have been variably associated with susceptibility
to tuberculosis (TB) amongst populations having different genetic background. NRAMP1 …

Association of Mannose-Binding Lectin 2 Gene Polymorphism with Tuberculosis Based on Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineages

M Liu, Q Wang, H Liu, C Yin, X Mijiti… - Infection and Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Polymorphisms in MBL2 may contribute to the susceptibility to tuberculosis. The
aim of the present study was to determine the associations of the polymorphisms of five loci …

Genome-to-genome analysis reveals associations between human and mycobacterial genetic variation in tuberculosis patients from Tanzania

ZM Xu, M Zwyer, D Brites, H Hiza, M Sasamalo… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
The risk and prognosis of tuberculosis (TB) are affected by both human and bacterial genetic
factors. To identify interacting human and bacterial genetic loci, we leveraged paired human …

An integrative data-analysis of miRNA-related contributions to the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders

HJ Prinsloo - 2022 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The detrimental burden of disease brought on by neuropsychiatric disorders (NDs)
continues to hinder societal and personal growth, especially in developing countries where …