| Polymorphisms of HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 Genes in Korean Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. |
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Myoung Hee Park, Eun Young Song, Sung Youn Kwon, Hejin Park, Sung Koo Han, Young Soo Shim |
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. parkmhee@snu.ac.kr
2Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
3Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
BACKGROUND
It is well known that only 10% of those infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis actually develop clinical disease, indicating the existence of host genetic factors regulating disease expression. In this study, we investigated HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 gene polymorphisms in Korean patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). METHODS: HLA-DRB1 and -DQB1 gene polymorphisms were investigated in 67 PTB patients without previous treatment history, 38 drug-sensitive (DS) and 29 multidrug-resistant (MDR) cases, and 200 healthy controls. HLA-DRB1 typing was done using reverse SSO (sequence specific oligonucleotide) and PCR-SSCP (single strand conformational polymorphism) methods and DQB1 typing was done using PCR-RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism), PCR-SSCP and PCR-SSP (sequence specific primer) methods. RESULTS: Among the PTB patients, MDR-TB cases showed frequencies of DRB1*0701 and *08032 increased by about two-fold compared to those of normal controls, and likewise for their associated DQB1 alleles, DQB1*0202 and *0601 (15.5% vs. 34.5%, p=0.01). The frequency of HLA-DQB1*0609 was significantly increased in PTB patients (4.0% vs. 14.9%, p=0.004), showing similar increases in both DS and MDR cases. There was also an association of HLA alleles with the clinical severity of the disease according to the extent of lung lesion. Significantly increased frequencies of DRB1*08032 (4.2% vs. 32.6%, p=0.007) and DQB1*0601 (12.5% vs. 34.9%, p=0.047) were observed in more advanced (moderately & far advanced/DS and far advanced/MDR), compared with less advanced (minimal/DS and moderately advanced/MDR) lung lesions. Although DRB1*0701, DQB1*0202 and DQB1*0609 showed significant increases in different subsets of the disease, these HLA alleles did not show consistent association with disease severity. CONCLUSION: HLA-DRB1*08032 and DQB1*0601 alleles were associated with genetic susceptibility to MDR-TB in Korean patients, and also with disease severity and progression of PTB. |
| Key Words:
Pulmonary tuberculosis, Drug-sensitive tuberculosis, Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1, Korean |
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