Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese.
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major public health challenge globally. Genetic epidemiological evidence suggests a genetic basis for TB, but the molecular mechanism for a genetic predisposition to TB remains largely unknown. Thirty-fi...
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| author | Junxian Zhang Li Zheng Donglin Zhu Huiru An Yourong Yang Yan Liang Weiguo Zhao Wenjun Ding Xueqiong Wu |
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| description | Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major public health challenge globally. Genetic epidemiological evidence suggests a genetic basis for TB, but the molecular mechanism for a genetic predisposition to TB remains largely unknown. Thirty-five tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across 11 candidate cytokines and related genes, including IL-12/IFN-γ axis genes (IL12B, IL12RB1, IL18R1, IL27, IFNGR1, IFNGR2 and STAT1), the TNF gene locus (TNF and LTA), IL10, and CCL2, were genotyped using Sequenom's iPLEX assays in 1,032 patients with TB and 1,008 controls of Chinese Han origin. We did not find that any of the 35 tag SNPs individually or as haplotypes was significantly associated with susceptibility to TB, on the basis of multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age and sex. However, stratification analyses showed that, in those with age 46 years or older, carrying the rs1974675 T allele in the IL18R1 gene had a significantly decreased susceptibility to TB occurrence compared with carrying the C/C genotype (OR = 0.57, P = 5.0×10(-4)). Further analysis indicated that a SNP in absolute linkage disequilibrium with rs1974675, rs3755276, is located within a CpG dinucleotide and showed hypomethylation in controls than in patients (19.6% vs. 31.4%; P = 1.0×10(-4)) and genotype-specific DNA methylation at the IL18R1 promoter and IL18R1 mRNA levels. In addition, DNA methylation levels were significantly inversely correlated with mRNA levels. Thus, decreased mRNA levels of IL18R1 due to rs3755276 may partially mediate the increased susceptibility to TB risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7180120399b049c0a588fabba50074c82022-12-21T23:06:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01910e11073410.1371/journal.pone.0110734Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese.Junxian ZhangLi ZhengDonglin ZhuHuiru AnYourong YangYan LiangWeiguo ZhaoWenjun DingXueqiong WuTuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major public health challenge globally. Genetic epidemiological evidence suggests a genetic basis for TB, but the molecular mechanism for a genetic predisposition to TB remains largely unknown. Thirty-five tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across 11 candidate cytokines and related genes, including IL-12/IFN-γ axis genes (IL12B, IL12RB1, IL18R1, IL27, IFNGR1, IFNGR2 and STAT1), the TNF gene locus (TNF and LTA), IL10, and CCL2, were genotyped using Sequenom's iPLEX assays in 1,032 patients with TB and 1,008 controls of Chinese Han origin. We did not find that any of the 35 tag SNPs individually or as haplotypes was significantly associated with susceptibility to TB, on the basis of multivariable logistic regression analysis with adjustment for age and sex. However, stratification analyses showed that, in those with age 46 years or older, carrying the rs1974675 T allele in the IL18R1 gene had a significantly decreased susceptibility to TB occurrence compared with carrying the C/C genotype (OR = 0.57, P = 5.0×10(-4)). Further analysis indicated that a SNP in absolute linkage disequilibrium with rs1974675, rs3755276, is located within a CpG dinucleotide and showed hypomethylation in controls than in patients (19.6% vs. 31.4%; P = 1.0×10(-4)) and genotype-specific DNA methylation at the IL18R1 promoter and IL18R1 mRNA levels. In addition, DNA methylation levels were significantly inversely correlated with mRNA levels. Thus, decreased mRNA levels of IL18R1 due to rs3755276 may partially mediate the increased susceptibility to TB risk.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4216003?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Junxian Zhang Li Zheng Donglin Zhu Huiru An Yourong Yang Yan Liang Weiguo Zhao Wenjun Ding Xueqiong Wu Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese. PLoS ONE |
| title | Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese. |
| title_full | Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese. |
| title_fullStr | Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese. |
| title_short | Polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among Chinese. |
| title_sort | polymorphisms in the interleukin 18 receptor 1 gene and tuberculosis susceptibility among chinese |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4216003?pdf=render |
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