Found a new gene responsible for causing tuberculosis

Scientists have a gene found for the occurrence of pulmonary tuberculosis, according to Reuters. An international team of scientists in Singapore (Indonesia) study conducted in which they., A new gene that found an important role in the development of pulmonary tuberculosis The gene was named TLR8. In the study, experts found that the sensitivity of the human genome to tuberculosis TLR8, which is located on the X chromosome, determined. Men are more susceptible to tuberculosis, because they only have one X chromosome and therefore have only one version of the gene. Women with two X chromosomes, have two different versions of the same gene, which contributes to an increased resistance to infection. TB - an infectious disease of humans and animals (mainly cattle, pigs, chickens) caused by various types of acid-fast bacilli. The disease is easily spread, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis is preserved in the area. One third of the world's population infected with tuberculosis, but only 5 - 10% of the disease occurs. According to the researchers found a gene TLR8, is responsible for the development of tuberculosis, opens up new possibilities in the study of the interaction between bacteria and the human disease. Also available are new drugs to treat tuberculosis, especially drug-resistant forms, which occur frequently in people with the disease.