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An eQTL variant of ZXDC is associated with IFN-? production following Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-specific stimulation.

ABSTRACT: There is a large inter-individual variability in the response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. In previous linkage analyses, we identified a major locus on chromosome region 8q controlling IFN-? production after stimulation with live BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin), and a second locus on chromosome region 3q affecting IFN-? production triggered by the 6-kDa early secretory antigen target (ESAT-6), taking into account the IFN-? production induced by BCG (IFN?-ESAT6BCG). High-density genotyping and imputation identified ~100,000 variants within each linkage region, which we tested for association with the corresponding IFN-? phenotype in families from a tuberculosis household contact study in France. Significant associations were replicated in a South African familial sample. The most convincing association observed was that between the IFN?-ESAT6BCG phenotype and rs9828868 on chromosome 3q (p?=?9.8?×?10-6 in the French sample). This variant made a significant contribution to the linkage signal (p?

SUBMITTER: Jabot-Hanin F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5634485 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An eQTL variant of ZXDC is associated with IFN-γ production following Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-specific stimulation.

Jabot-Hanin Fabienne F Cobat Aurélie A Feinberg Jacqueline J Orlova Marianna M Niay Jonathan J Deswarte Caroline C Poirier Christine C Theodorou Ioannis I Bustamante Jacinta J Boisson-Dupuis Stéphanie S Casanova Jean-Laurent JL Alcaïs Alexandre A Hoal Eileen G EG Delacourt Christophe C Schurr Erwin E Abel Laurent L

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There is a large inter-individual variability in the response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. In previous linkage analyses, we identified a major locus on chromosome region 8q controlling IFN-γ production after stimulation with live BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin), and a second locus on chromosome region 3q affecting IFN-γ production triggered by the 6-kDa early secretory antigen target (ESAT-6), taking into account the IFN-γ production induced by BCG (IFNγ-ESAT6<sub>BCG</sub>). High-den ...[more]

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An eQTL variant of ZXDC is associated with IFN-? production following Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-specific stimulation.

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An eQTL variant of ZXDC is associated with IFN-γ production following Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-specific stimulation.

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