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Polymorphisms in Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor Gene and Association with Tuberculosis

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Purpose

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.

Methods

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.

Results

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.

Conclusion

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.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Deputy of Research and Technology of Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran (Grant No. 1393-04-32-1322). The authors would like to thank Infectious & Tropical Disease Research Center and Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Center in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. The authors also thank all the tuberculosis patients and their families who helped us to complete the required data.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

    Abbas Farzin Azar & Nima Hosseini Jazani

  2. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

    Ahad Bazmani

  3. Department of Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

    Ali Vahhabi

  4. Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

    Shahram Shahabi

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Azar, A.F., Jazani, N.H., Bazmani, A. et al. Polymorphisms in Beta-2 Adrenergic Receptor Gene and Association with Tuberculosis. Lung 195, 147–153 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-016-9968-y

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