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Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic features associated with pulmonary tuberculosis severity
Charlotte Genestet1, Guislaine Refrégier2, Elisabeth Hodille1
1CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon-1, Rhône-Alpes, Lyon, France; Hospices Civils de Lyon, Institut des Agents Infectieux, Laboratoire de bactériologie, Rhône-Alpes, Lyon, France.
Genetic features of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) influence tuberculosis (TB) severity. Specific Mtb mutations and microdiversity correlate with disease progression, offering potential new prognostic tools for TB.
Area of Science:
- Microbiology
- Genetics
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Tuberculosis (TB) presents with varied clinical severity, but the underlying Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) genetic factors remain unclear.
- Investigating Mtb genetic determinants could elucidate TB pathophysiology and disease progression.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between genetic features of Mtb clinical isolates and the severity of tuberculosis (TB) in patients.
- To identify specific Mtb polymorphisms and microdiversity linked to different TB disease severities.
Main Methods:
- Whole genome sequencing of 234 Mtb clinical isolates from patients with varying TB severity.
- Analysis of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and microdiversity within Mtb genomes.
- Structural equation modeling to correlate Mtb genetic features with TB disease severity.
Main Results:
- Mtb isolates from mild TB cases had mutations in host-pathogen interaction genes.
- Isolates from moderate/severe TB cases showed mutations in regulatory mechanism genes.
- An SNP in the espR promoter and Mtb microdiversity were statistically associated with moderate/severe TB.
Conclusions:
- Mtb genetic variations, including microdiversity and specific SNPs like the one in espR, are linked to TB severity.
- These findings offer novel insights into TB pathophysiology.
- Mtb genetic profiling may serve as a prognostic tool for pulmonary TB.
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