title: Polymorphisms in Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor Gene and Association with Tuberculosis.
abstract: Genetic susceptibility for tuberculosis in human has been previously demonstrated. Polymorphisms in genes involved in immune responses may alter the susceptibility of individuals to tuberculosis. Polymorphisms of beta-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene can be possibly an important risk factor in tuberculosis. In this study, the association between rs1042713 (Arg16Gly +46A>G) and rs1042714 (Gln27Glu +79C>G) polymorphisms in ADRB2 gene and tuberculosis was evaluated.
  
  
  
  Genotype distributions of the rs1042713 (Arg16Gly +46A>G) and rs1042714 (Gln27Glu +79C>G) polymorphisms in ADRB2 gene in 106 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and 88 healthy subjects were studied by PCR-RFLP method in an Iranian population.
  
  
  
  The frequency of rs1042713*G and rs1042714*G alleles in ADRB2 gene in tuberculosis patients was significantly different from healthy controls [odds ratio (OR) 0.176, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.065-0.48, P value <0.001 and OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.247-0.825, P value = 0.009, respectively]. There were no significant differences in haplotype analysis between the patients and control subjects.
  
  
  
  The association was reported between rs1042713 and rs1042714 polymorphisms in ADRB2 gene and tuberculosis for the first time. rs1042713*G and rs1042714*G polymorphisms in ADRB2 gene makes people more susceptible to develop the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Abbas Farzin
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. n_jazani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nima Hosseini
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4330-9759
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Jazani
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazmani
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vahhabi
authors.affiliation: Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahabi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / Q000235:genetics*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C553443:ADRB2 protein, human; D018343:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2
keywords: Genetic susceptibility; Genotype; Single-nucleotide polymorphisms; rs1042713; rs1042714