Inheritance and Genetics of Tuberculosis

Racial Patterns for Tuberculosis:

Racial Information for Tuberculosis: TB is the number one infectious disease killer in the United States. It is 13-times more common among Asian populations, especially those from Cambodia, China, Laos, Korea, India, Vietnam and the Philippines. (Source: excerpt from Asian & Pacific Islander Women's Health: NWHIC)

Racial Details for Tuberculosis: Minorities are affected disproportionately by TB: 54 percent of active TB cases in 1995 were among African-American and Hispanic people, with an additional 17.5 percent found in Asians. In some sectors of U.S. society, TB rates now surpass those in the world's poorest countries. Among African-American men in New York City aged 35 to 44, for example, 315 out of 100,000 had active TB in 1993, many times the national average of 9.8 cases per 100,000 people. (Source: excerpt from Tuberculosis, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

About inheritance and genetics:

Inheritance of Tuberculosis refers to whether the condition is inherited from your parents or "runs" in families. The level of inheritance of a condition depends on how important genetics are to the disease. Strongly genetic diseases are usually inherited, partially genetic diseases are sometimes inherited, and non-genetic diseases are not inherited. For general information, see Introduction to Genetics.

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