We performed a genome-wide association study comparing a cohort of 144 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV type 1-infected, untreated white long-term nonprogressors (LTNPs) with a cohort of 605 HIV-1-infected white seroconverters. Forty-seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), located from class I to class III major histocompatibility complex (MHC) subregions, show statistical association (false discovery rate, <0.05) with the LTNP condition, among which 5 reached genome-wide significance after Bonferonni correction. The MHC LTNP-associated SNPs are ordered in ≥4 linkage disequilibrium blocks; interestingly, an MHC class III linkage disequilibrium block (defined by the rs9368699 SNP) seems specific to the LTNP phenotype.
Single-nucleotide polymorphism-defined class I and class III major histocompatibility complex genetic subregions contribute to natural long-term nonprogression in HIV infection / D.C. Guergnon J, P. Broet, L. Meyer, S. Westrop, N. Imami, E. Vicenzi, G. Morsica, M. Tinelli, B. Zanone Poma, C. Goujard, V. Potard, F. Gotch, C. Casoli, A. Cossarizza, F. Macciardi, P. Debré, J. Delfraissy, M. Galli, B. Autran, D. Costagliola, G. Poli, I. Theodorou, A. Riva. - In: THE JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 0022-1899. - 205:5(2012 Mar 01), pp. 718-724.
Titolo: | Single-nucleotide polymorphism-defined class I and class III major histocompatibility complex genetic subregions contribute to natural long-term nonprogression in HIV infection |
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Parole Chiave: | genome-wide association; cells; determinants; expression; features; RNA |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/17 - Malattie Infettive |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1-mar-2012 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir833 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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