Role of HLA-DP and HLA-DQ on the clearance of hepatitis B virus and the risk of chronic infection in a multiethnic population. |
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Trinks, Julieta Nishida, Nao Hulaniuk, María Laura Caputo, Mariela Tsuchiura, Takayo Marciano, Sebastián Haddad, Leila Blejer, Jorgelina Bartoli, Sonia Ameigeiras, Beatriz Frías, Silvia E Vistarini, Cecilia Heinrich, Fabiana Remondegui, Carlos Ceballos, Susana Echenique, Gustavo Charre Samman, Miguel D'Amico, Claudia Rojas, Amalia Martínez, Alfredo Ridruejo, Ezequiel Fernández, Roberto J Burgos Pratx, Leandro Salamone, Horacio Nuñez, Félix Galdame, Omar Gadano, Adrián Corach, Daniel Sugiyama, Masaya Flichman, Diego Tokunaga, Katsushi Mizokami, Masashi
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Trinks J, etal., Liver Int. 2017 Oct;37(10):1476-1487. doi: 10.1111/liv.13405. Epub 2017 Mar 30. |
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14974232 |
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PMID:28267888 (View Abstract at PubMed) |
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DOI:10.1111/liv.13405 (Journal Full-text) |
BACKGROUND & AIMS: HBV infection exhibits geographical variation in its distribution in South America. While HBV rates are low in central Argentina, the north-western region exhibits intermediate HBV rates. Unfortunately, the reasons that could explain this difference are still unknown. METHODS: A total of 1440 Argentines were recruited and grouped into HBV patients, HBV-resolved individuals and healthy controls. Genetic ancestry was assessed by analysis of biparental lineages and ancestry autosomal typing. SNPs of HLA-DPA1 (rs3077), HLA-DPB1 (rs9277542), HLA-DQB1 (rs2856718) and HLA-DQB2 (rs7453920) were determined, and HBV genotyping was performed by phylogenetic analysis in HBV patients. RESULTS: Native American ancestry prevailed in the north-western region when compared with central Argentina (P<.0001). However, no differences were observed among the three groups of each region. The distribution of HBV genotypes revealed significant differences (P<.0001). Three SNPs (rs3077, rs9277542 and rs7453920) showed a significant association with protection against chronic HBV and viral clearance in both regions. The remaining SNP showed a significant association with susceptibility to chronic HBV. The frequency rates of rs3077-T, related to protection against chronic HBV and viral clearance, were lower in north-western Argentina when compared with central Argentina. The same uneven frequency rates were observed for SNP rs9277542. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study addressing the associations between the HLA-DP and HLA-DQ loci and the protection against chronic HBV and viral clearance in a multiethnic South American population. The uneven distribution of HLA-DP and HLA-DQ supports the HBV epidemiological differences observed in these two regions of Argentina with dissimilar ancestry genetic background.
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