title: [Human genetics of tuberculosis].
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a major public health problem worldwide, resulting in 8.7 million new cases and 1.4 million deaths each year. One third of the world's population is exposed to M. tuberculosis and, after exposure, most, but not all, individuals become infected. Among infected subjects, only a minority (∼10%) will eventually develop clinical disease, which is typically either a primary, often extra-pulmonary, TB in children, or a reactivation, pulmonary TB in adults. Considerable genetic epidemiological evidence has accumulated to support a major role for human genetic factors in the development of TB. Numerous association studies with various candidate genes have been conducted in pulmonary TB, with very few consistent results. Recent genome-wide association studies revealed only a modest role for two inter-genic polymorphisms. However, a first major locus for pulmonary TB was mapped to chromosome 8q12-q13 in a Moroccan population after a genome-wide linkage screen. Using a similar strategy, two other major loci controlling TB infection were recently identified. While the precise identification of these major genes is ongoing, the other fascinating observation of these last years was the demonstration that TB can also reflect a Mendelian predisposition. Following the findings obtained in the syndrome of Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial diseases, several children with complete IL-12Rβ1 deficiency, were found to have severe TB as their sole phenotype. Overall, these recent findings provide the proof of concept that the human genetics of TB involves a continuous spectrum from Mendelian to complex predisposition with intermediate major gene involvement. The understanding of the molecular genetic basis of TB will have fundamental immunological and medical implications, in particular for the development of new vaccines and treatments.
authors: Unité de génétique, hôpital militaire d'instruction Mohammed V, Hay Riad, Rabat, Maroc.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: El Baghdadi
authors: A-V
authors: AV
authors: Grant
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sabri
authors: S
authors: S
authors: El Azbaoui
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Zaidi
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Cobat
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Schurr
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Boisson-Dupuis
authors: J-L
authors: JL
authors: Casanova
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Abel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics
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