title: Transporter associated with antigen-processing (TAP) genes and susceptibility to tuberculoid leprosy and pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: We have studied TAP polymorphism in a panel of 40 healthy individuals, 57 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and 50 with tuberculoid (TT) leprosy from North India. Only TAP2-A/F occurred with a significantly increased frequency in PTB patients as compared to controls (82.5% vs. 52.5%, P < 0.002, Pc < 0.01) giving a high relative risk of 4.3. On the other hand, TAP2-B was significantly increased in TT leprosy as compared to controls (76% vs. 47.5%, Pc < 0.003, RR 3.5) particularly in patients positive for HLA-DR15 than controls carrying DR15 (77.5% vs. 50%, P < 0.03, RR = 3.4). Further, TAP2-B allele was positively associated with DR15 negative PTB patients as compared to the DR15 positive group (43.8% vs. 17.1%, P < 0.04, RR = 0.3). This study along with our earlier studies on HLA association in mycobacterial diseases suggests that in addition to HLA-DR15 alleles in the TAP2 region influence susceptibility to PTB and TT leprosy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajalingam
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Singal
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mehra
mesh_terms: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; C073119:TAP1 protein, human; C071692:TAP2 protein, human