Genome-wide association study of ancestry-specific TB risk in the South African coloured population

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Abstract

The worldwide burden of tuberculosis (TB) remains an enormous problem, and is particularly severe in the admixed South African Coloured (SAC) population residing in the Western Cape. Despite evidence from twin studies suggesting a strong genetic component to TB resistance, only a few loci have been identified to date. In this work, we conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS), meta-analysis and trans-ethnic fine mapping to attempt the replication of previously identified TB susceptibility loci. Our GWAS results confirm the WT1 chr11 susceptibility locus (rs2057178: odds ratio = 0.62, P = 2.71e2-06) previously identified by Thye et al., but fail to replicate previously identified polymorphisms in the TLR8 gene and locus 18q11.2. Our study demonstrates that the genetic contribution to TB risk varies between continental populations, and illustrates the value of including admixed populations in studies of TB risk and other complex phenotypes. Our evaluation of local ancestry based on the real and simulated data demonstrates that case-only admixture mapping is currently impractical in multi-way admixed populations, such as the SAC, due to spurious deviations in average local ancestry generated by current local ancestry inference methods. This study provides insights into identifying disease genes and ancestry-specific disease risk in multi-way admixed populations. © The Author 2013. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

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Chimusa, E. R., Zaitlen, N., Daya, M., Möller, M., Helden, P. D. van, Nicola, J. M., … Hoal, E. G. (2014). Genome-wide association study of ancestry-specific TB risk in the South African coloured population. Human Molecular Genetics, 23(3), 796–809. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddt462

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