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  • Immunogenetics
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Molecular Diagnostics

Background:

  • Tuberculosis diagnosis remains challenging, necessitating novel biomarkers.
  • Understanding tuberculosis pathogenicity networks is crucial for diagnostic advancements.
  • Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) gene polymorphisms play a role in immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association of HLA-B, -DQB, and -DRB alleles and haplotypes with tuberculosis infection status.
  • To explore the potential of HLA genotyping combined with QuantiFERON testing for discriminating between active tuberculosis (ATB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).

Main Methods:

  • Case-control study involving 337 participants: 227 ATB, 46 LTBI, and 64 healthy controls.
  • Genotyping of HLA-B, -DQB, and -DRB alleles using sequence-specific primer polymerase chain reaction.
  • Assessment of QuantiFERON test results and analysis of HLA-mycobacterial antigen epitope binding.
  • Statistical analysis to determine associations between HLA types, haplotypes, and tuberculosis infection status.

Main Results:

  • Specific HLA alleles (HLA-B*5801, HLA-DRB1*12, HLA-B*5802, HLA-DQB1*03) were associated with LTBI.
  • Haplotypes DRB1*10-DQB1*02 and DRB1*13-DQB1*06 were associated with ATB.
  • The DRB1*10-DQB1*02 haplotype was significantly over-represented in LTBI compared to ATB.
  • The DRB1*10-DQB1*02 haplotype was uniquely found in the LTBI group when compared to the ATB group.

Conclusions:

  • Certain HLA alleles and haplotypes are significantly associated with distinct tuberculosis infection states (LTBI vs. ATB).
  • The DRB1*10-DQB1*02 haplotype shows promise as a biomarker for differentiating LTBI from ATB.
  • An algorithm combining QuantiFERON positivity and the presence/absence of the DRB1*10-DQB1*02 haplotype may aid in discriminating LTBI from ATB.