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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2011, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 204-208.

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Relationship between toll-like receptor 2 gene polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis in Chinese Han population

Che Nanying1,Jiang Shiwen2,Gao Tiejie3,Li Song1,Zhang Xuxia1,Zhang Hui2,Zhang Zhiguo3,Wang Lixia2,Li Chuanyou1   

  1.  1.Beijing Chest Hospital; Capital Medical University; Beijing 101149; China; 2.Center for tuberculosis control and prevention; Chinese center for disease control and prevention; Beijing 102206; 3.Beijing Changping center for tuberculosis control and prevention; Beijing 102200;
  • Received:2010-12-12 Online:2011-04-20 Published:2012-03-16
  • Contact: Li Chuanyou E-mail:lichuanyou6688@hotmail.com;wanglx@chinatb.org

Abstract: Objective To study the relationship between toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in Chinese Han population.  Methods TLR2 gene polymorphisms were analyzed by DNA sequencing in a small amount of samples. SNPs in TLR2 gene were detected by ligase detection technique in a large amount of samples. The relationship between TLR2 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis were analyzed by statistic Methods .  Results Six gene polymorphisms were found, but there were no significant differences between pulmonary tuberculosis patients and healthy controls by allelic and genotypic analysis (P>0.05).  Conclusion TLR2 gene polymorphisms are not risk factors for susceptibility to pulmonary TB in Chinese Han population.

Key words: tuberculosis,pulmonary, Toll-like receptor 2, polymorphism genetic, genetic predisposition to disease, Han notionality

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