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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tibetans in Tibet, China.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health problem in Tibet where Tibetans are the major ethnic group. Although genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolates is a valuable tool for TB control, our knowledge of population structure of M. tuberculosis circulating in Tibet is limited.

Methodology/principal findings

In our study, a total of 576 M. tuberculosis isolates from Tibetans in Tibet, China, were analyzed via spoligotyping and 24-locus MIRU-VNTR. The Beijing genotype was the most prevalent family (90.63%, n = 522). Shared-type (ST) 1 was the most dominant genotype (88.89%, n = 512). We found that there was no association between the Beijing genotype and sex, age and treatment status. In this sample collection, 7 of the 24 MIRU-VNTR loci were highly or moderately discriminative according to their Hunter-Gaston discriminatory index. An informative set of 12 loci had similar discriminatory power with 24 loci set.

Conclusions/significance

The population structure of M. tuberculosis isolates in Tibetans is homogeneous and dominated by Beijing genotype. The analysis of 24-locus MIRU-VNTR data might be useful to select appropriate VNTR loci for the genotyping of M. tuberculosis.

SUBMITTER: Dong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3316506 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tibetans in Tibet, China.

Dong Haiyan H   Shi Li L   Zhao Xiuqin X   Sang Ba B   Lv Bing B   Liu Zhiguang Z   Wan Kanglin K  

PloS one 20120330 3


<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious health problem in Tibet where Tibetans are the major ethnic group. Although genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) isolates is a valuable tool for TB control, our knowledge of population structure of M. tuberculosis circulating in Tibet is limited.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In our study, a total of 576 M. tuberculosis isolates from Tibetans in Tibet, China, were analyzed via spoligotyping and 24-locus MIRU-VNTR. Th  ...[more]

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