A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of CD209 (-336 A/G; rs4804803) affects transcription and is associated with the severity of tuberculosis and dengue fever.
A total of 2,176 individuals enrolled in tuberculosis case-control studies from four sub-Saharan Africa countries were genotyped for the CD209 -336A/G SNP (rs4804803).
The primary objective of this study was to investigate this issue in the model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human DC-SIGN encoding CD209 promoter SNP (rs4804803) in Russian Siberian population.
We screened 4 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of CD209, namely -939G>A (rs735240), -871A>G (rs735239), -336A>G (rs4804803) and -139G>A (rs2287886) and tandem repeat polymorphisms in exon 4 of CD209 and CD209L genes looking for association with TB in a Northeastern Brazilian population (295 subjects, 131 TB patients and 164 healthy controls).