Genome-wide association study in Brazil identifies genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis with single-cell gene effects
Kimberly A. Dill‐McFarland, Bruno B. Andrade, Marina Cruvinel Figueiredo, Alice M S Andrade, Francys Avendaño-Rangel, Marcelo Cordeiro‐Santos, Afrânio Lineu Kritski, Valéria C. Rolla, Juan Manuel Cubillos-Angulo, Spyros A. Kalams, Josh D Simmons, Jared M. Oakes, Jonathan Avila, Helder Imoto Nakaya, Rama Gangula, , Thomas R. Hawn
This study identifies genetic risk factors for tuberculosis in Brazil using GWAS and single-cell transcriptomics, finding SNPs associated with gene expression in multiple cell types.
medRxiv · Mar 13, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine