Associations between MHC class I and susceptibility to HIV-2 disease progression

OBJECTIVES: Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) progression to disease is significantly slower than that of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Genetic determinants for susceptibility to disease progression were hypothesized to play a more significant role in this infection compared with HIV-1. We sought to identify common human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) alleles in the Senegalese population and to compare HLA profiles between HIV-2-infected individuals with low and high risk for disease progression.

STUDY DESIGN/METHODS: We conducted a case-control study investigating possible associations between MHC class I genes and the risk of disease progression in HIV-2-infected individuals. The MHC class I genotype was molecularly defined using polymerase chain reaction with sequence specific primers (PCR-SSP) in 62 female sex workers from the Dakar, Senegal cohort. Lack of antibodies to the HIV-2 antigen p26 has been previously shown to predict disease progression and was used in this study as a surrogate marker. Twenty-one cases were identified lacking antibodies to p26, therefore at a higher risk of disease progression, and were compared with 41 p26 antibody-positive, randomly selected controls.

RESULTS: Statistical analysis showed that HLA B35 was significantly associated with lack of p26 antibodies, and higher risk of disease progression ( < 0.05). The same association was found for the self-defined class I haplotypes B35-Cw4 and A23-Cw 7 ( < 0.05). The HLA B 53 allele was associated with slower disease progression; however, this association was not statistically significant. We observed a trend whereby heterozygotes were at lower risk for HIV-2 disease progression, as previously reported in HIV-1 disease.

CONCLUSIONS: In this West African population, a distinct profile of HLA class I alleles was observed, and many of these appear to influence disease progression in HIV-2 infection.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2002

Erschienen:

2002

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Journal of human virology - 5(2002), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 1-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Diouf, Khady [VerfasserIn]
Sarr, Abdoulaye Dieng [VerfasserIn]
Eisen, Geoffrey [VerfasserIn]
Popper, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Mboup, Souleymane [VerfasserIn]
Kanki, Phyllis [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Gag protein p26, Human immunodeficiency virus
Gene Products, gag
HIV Antibodies
HIV Antigens
HLA-B35 Antigen
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Date Completed 15.11.2002

Date Revised 24.11.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM121444635