HLA-DQ3 is a probable risk factor for CMV infection in high-risk kidney transplant patients

BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in transplant patients with special risk factors remains a major hazard. CMV-seronegative recipients with seropositive donors have the highest risk of developing acute CMV disease. We suggest that the HLA-type may influence the occurrence and the severity of primary CMV infection of these recipients and the measurement of the special HLA-types may be useful in the prediction of acute infection.

METHODS: Since 1999 1213 cadaver kidney transplantations have been performed in our clinic. 163 of 1213 recipients were CMV-seronegative (13%) and 129 of them received the kidney from seropositive donors. All 129 patients received CMV infection prophylaxis. Of 129 CMV-seronegative patients 49 developed acute CMV infection (38%) during the first posttransplant year. CMV infection was diagnosed by CMV antigenemia test and serologic measurements (ELISA). The particular HLA-genotypes of the recipients were studied before the transplantation. The occurrence and the severity of CMV infection was investigated in association with HLA-types.

RESULTS: We found different acute CMV infection distribution in the careers and non-careers of investigated HLA-types: HLA-A2, HLA-B12, HLA-Cw7, HLA-DR6 and HLA-DR11, but the differences were not significant in these HLA-types (P = 0.26, P = 0.37, P = 0.83, P = 0.07 and P = 0.37). While investigating HLA-DQ3, we found that of 68 DQ3-positive patients 32 (47%), of 61 DQ3-negative patients 17 (28%) had acute CMV infection and this difference was found to be significant. This result was confirmed by univariate and multivariate Cox Regression (P = 0.001) and the appropriate significance level was considered by Bonferroni correction.

CONCLUSIONS: HLA-DQ3 was found to be an independent predictor of CMV infection. Our data suggest that patients positive for HLA-DQ3 are more susceptible to CMV infection than a comparable group of patients negative for HLA-DQ3. This result was not due to rejection and/or treatment for rejection and was not influenced by induction therapy. Although we found more symptomatic infections among DQ3+ patients the difference was not significant (P = 0.19). Comparing the gender proportion among all 1213 kidney recipients and among CMV-seronegative recipients we found that the proportion of males is significantly higher among CMV-seronegative recipients (P < 0.001).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 23(2008), 8 vom: 05. Aug., Seite 2673-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Varga, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Rajczy, Katalin [VerfasserIn]
Telkes, Gábor [VerfasserIn]
Hídvégi, Márta [VerfasserIn]
Péter, Antal [VerfasserIn]
Remport, Adám [VerfasserIn]
Korbonits, Márta [VerfasserIn]
Fazakas, János [VerfasserIn]
Toronyi, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Sárváry, Enikõ [VerfasserIn]
Kóbori, László [VerfasserIn]
Járay, Jenõ [VerfasserIn]

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HLA-DQ Antigens
HLA-DQ3 antigen
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Date Completed 20.02.2009

Date Revised 17.11.2011

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ndt/gfn111

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NLM178163783