HLA and MICA genes in patients with tuberculosis in Brazil |
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Authors: | Souza C F Noguti E N Visentainer J E L Cardoso R F Petzl-Erler M L Tsuneto L T |
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Affiliation: | Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Center for Health Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil. |
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Abstract: | Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes have been investigated because of their crucial role in the defense against pathogens and their high degree of polymorphism. We performed a case-control study to assess a genetic association of MHC genes with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). The allelic lineages HLA-A*02 and B*18 were significantly less frequent in TB patients (n = 112, 44.6% women) than in controls (n = 224, 51.5% women): 18.8% vs 26.5%; odds ratio (OR) = 0.64; P = 0.037 and 2.7% vs 6.9%; OR = 0.37; P = 0.041. The negative association with haplotype HLA-B*18-MICA*018 (2.3% patients vs 6.4% controls; OR = 0.34; P = 0.035) was significant as a consequence of strong linkage disequilibrium (D' = 0.827 for patients and 0.923 for controls). These findings suggest a trend toward protection of the HLA-A*02 and HLA-B*18 alleles. |
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