Mutation Characteristics of inhA and katG Genes in Isoniazid-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Patients in Xinjiang

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the mutation characteristics of inhA and katG genes in isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Xinjiang. Methods: The katG and inhA in 148 strains of isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis were amplified through fluorescence quantitative PCR, and the amplified products were sequenced and compared. Results:The inhA gene mutation rate of 148 strains of isoniazid-resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis was 13.51% (20/148), among which the inhA gene mutation rate among patients of Han, Uygur, and Kazakh ethnicity were 15.87%, 13.21%, and 17.65%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the inhA mutation rate among ethnic groups (c2 = 2.897, P > 0.05). The mutation rate of the katG gene was 84.46% (125/148), among which the mutation rates of patients of Han, Uyghur, and Kazak ethnicities were 82.54%, 84.91%, and 76.47%, respectively. The Hui and other ethnic groups were all affected by the katG gene mutation. There was no significant difference in the mutation rate of the katG gene among different ethnicities (c2 = 3.772, P > 0.05). The mutation rates of the inhA gene in southern Xinjiang, northern Xinjiang, and other provinces were 18.60%, 9.28%, and 37.50%, respectively. The mutation rates of the inhA gene in different regions were statistically different (c2 = 6.381, P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the inhA mutation rate between patients from southern and northern Xinjiang (c2 = 2.214, P > 0.05) and between southern Xinjiang and other provinces (c2 =1.424, P > 0.05). However, the mutation rate of the inhA gene in patients from other provinces was higher than that in northern Xinjiang (c2 = 5.539, P < 0.05). The mutation rates of the katG gene in southern Xinjiang, northern Xinjiang, and other provinces were 81.40%, 87.63%, and 62.50%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the mutation rates of the katG gene among different regions (c2 = 3.989, P > 0.05). Conclusion: katG gene mutation was predominant in isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis patients in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and inhA and katG gene mutation were no different among different ethnic groups.