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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
A serum circulating miRNA signature for short-term risk of progression to active tuberculosis among household contacts
Frontiers in Immunology, Volume 9, No. APR, Article 661, Year 2018
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Biomarkers that predict who among recently Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-exposed individuals will progress to active tuberculosis are urgently needed. Intracellular microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate the host response to MTB and circulating miRNAs (c-miRNAs) have been developed as biomarkers for other diseases. We performed machine-learning analysis of c-miRNA measurements in the serum of adult household contacts (HHCs) of TB index cases from South Africa and Uganda and developed a c-miRNA-based signature of risk for progression to active TB. This c-miRNA-based signature significantly discriminated HHCs within 6 months of progression to active disease from HHCs that remained healthy in an independent test set [ROC area under the ROC curve (AUC) 0.74, progressors < 6 Mo to active TB and ROC AUC 0.66, up to 24 Mo to active TB], and complements the predictions of a previous cellular mRNA-based signature of TB risk. © 2018 Duffy, Thompson, Downing, Suliman, Mayanja-Kizza, Boom, Thiel, Weiner, Kaufmann, Dover, Tabb, Dockrell, Ottenhoff, Tromp, Scriba, Zak, Walzl and the GC6-74 Consortium.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Duffy, Fergal J.
United States, Seattle
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Thompson, Ethan G.
United States, Seattle
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Downing, Katrina J.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Suliman, Sara A.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Henry Boom, W.
United States, Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Thiel, Bonnie A.
United States, Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
United States, Cleveland
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Weiner, January Mikolaj
Germany, Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Kaufmann, Stefan Hugo Ernst
Germany, Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Dover, Drew
United States, Seattle
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Tabb, David L.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Dockrell, Hazel M.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ottenhoff, Tom H.M.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Tromp, Gerard C.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Scriba, Thomas Jens
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Zak, Daniel E.
United States, Seattle
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute
Walzl, Gerhard
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Parida, Shreemanta K.
Germany, Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Golinski, Robert
Germany, Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Maertzdorf, Jeroen
Germany, Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Jacobson, Marc
Germany, Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
McEwen, Gayle
Germany, Berlin
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology
Black, Gillian Frances
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Van Der Spuy, Gian D.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Stanley, Kim
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Kriel, Magdalena
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Du Plessis, Nelita M.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Nene, Nonhlanhla F.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Loxton, A. G.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Chegou, Novel N.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Mahomed, Hassan
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Erasmus, Mzwandile
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Xasa, Onke
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Veldsman, Ashley
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Hughes, Jane E.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Penn-Nicholson, Adam
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Mulenga, Humphrey
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Abel, Brian
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Bowmaker, Mark
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
M Kagina, Benjamin Mugo N.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Kwong, W. C.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Hanekom, Willem Albert
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Klein, Michèl R.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Haks, Mariëlle C.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Franken, Kees L.M.C.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Geluk, Annemieke
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
van Meijgaarden, Krista E.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Joosten, Simone A.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
van Baarle, Debbie
Netherlands, Utrecht
University Medical Center Utrecht
Miedema, Frank F.
Netherlands, Utrecht
University Medical Center Utrecht
Boom, W. Henry
United States, Cleveland
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Sadoff, Jerald C.
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Sizemore, Donata R.
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Ramachandran, S.
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Barker, Lew F.
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Brennan, Michael James
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Weichold, Frank F.
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Muller, Stefanie
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Geiter, Lawrence J.
United States, Rockville
Aeras
Schoolnik, Gary K.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Dolganov, Gregory M.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Van, Tran T.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Joloba, Moses Lutaakome
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Zalwango, Sarah K.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Nsereko, Mary
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Okwera, Brenda
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Kisingo, Hussein
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Smith, Steven G.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Gorak-Stolinska, Patricia M.A.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Hur, Yun-gyoung
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Lalor, Maeve K.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Lee, Ji-sook
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Crampin, Amelia Catharine
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
French, N.
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Ngwira, Bagrey M.M.
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Smith, Anna B.
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Watkins, Kate
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Ambrose, Lyn R.
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Simukonda, Felanji D.
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Mvula, Hazzie
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Chilongo, Femia
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Saul, Jacky
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Branson, Keith
Malawi, Chilumba
Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit
Kassa, Desta
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Abebe, Almaz
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Mesele, Tsehayenesh
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Tegbaru, Belete
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Howe, Rawleigh Craig
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Mihret, Adane
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Aseffa, Abraham
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Bekele, Yonas Y.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Iwnetu, Rachel
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Tafesse, Mesfin
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Yamuah, Lawrence K.
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Armauer Hansen Research Institute
Ota, Martin Okechukwu C.
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Sutherland, Jayne
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Hill, Philip C.
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Adegbola, Richard A.
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Corrah, Tumani P.
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Antonio, Martin
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Togun, Toyin Omotayo
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Adetifa, Ifedayo Morayo O.
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Donkor, Simon A.
Gambia, Fajara
Medical Research Council Unit
Andersen, Peter Lawætz
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Rosenkrands, Ida
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Doherty, Timothy Mark
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Weldingh, Karin N.
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Serum Institut
Statistics
Citations: 36
Authors: 107
Affiliations: 18
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3389/fimmu.2018.00661
ISSN:
16643224
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
South Africa
Uganda