Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause worldwide of human mortality attributable to a single
infectious agent. Recent studies targeting candidate genes and “case-control” association …

The evidence for a human genetic component in susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) is
incontrovertible. Quite apart from studies of rare disease events illustrating the importance of …

Admixed populations present unique opportunities to discover the genetic factors underlying
many multifactorial diseases. The geographical position and complex history of South Africa …

The worldwide burden of tuberculosis (TB) remains an enormous problem, and is
particularly severe in the admixed South African Coloured (SAC) population residing in the …

Tuberculosis (TB) is still remains the major threat for human health worldwide. Several case-
control, candidate-gene, family studies and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) …

Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease that kills almost two million individuals
every year. Multidrug‐resistant (MDR) TB is caused by strains of Mycobacterium …

The importance of host genetic factors in determining susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) has
been studied extensively using various methods, such as case‐control, candidate gene and …

The historical impression that tuberculosis was an inherited disorder has come full circle and
substantial evidence now exists of the human genetic contribution to susceptibility to …

Genetic studies of both the human host and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) demonstrate
independent association with tuberculosis (TB) risk. However, neither explains a large …

Materials and Methods: This is a special article compiled with reference to various case-
control studies, meta-analysis, and other research work on different genes and TB. The …