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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
There is evidence that some members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE PGRS gene subfamily, including PE PGRS33, may have a specific function in M. tuberculosis persistence. The impact of naturally-occurring PE PGRS33 genetic variations on the virulence and transmissibility of clinical M. tuberculosis isolates is not known. We used PCR and DNA sequencing to identify genetic variations in the PE PGRS33 gene in comparison with the sequenced laboratory strain, H37Rv, among 649 isolates from a population-based sample. The PE PGRS33 alleles were placed into two groups, based on the effect of the sequence variations on the PE PGRS33 protein, and their associations with clinical and epidemiological characteristics were assessed using multivariate logistic regression to control for potential confounding of host-related factors. Of the 639 isolates for which sequence data were obtained, 139 (21.8%) had PE PGRS33 alleles that would result in a significant change to the PE PGRS33 protein due to large insertions/deletions or frameshift mutations. These isolates were significantly associated with clustering based on genotype and absence of cavitations in the lungs, compared to isolates having PE PGRS33 alleles that would result in no or minimal change to the PE PGRS33 protein. The association of significant changes to PE PGRS33 with clinical and epidemiological characteristics suggests that PE PGRS33 may have an important role in M. tuberculosis persistence.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1472-9792
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Antigens, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Arkansas, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Cluster Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Frameshift Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Genes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Peptide Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Seroepidemiologic Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17475562-Tuberculosis
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE PGRS33 polymorphism with clinical and epidemiological characteristics.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, 109 Observatory Street, 4648 SPH I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural