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. 2013 Oct;17(10):e845-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.01.003. Epub 2013 Feb 10.

Novel genetic association of TNF-α-238 and PDCD1-7209 polymorphisms with long-term non-progressive HIV-1 infection

Milena Nasi  1 , Agostino Riva, Vanni Borghi, Roberto D'Amico, Cinzia Del Giovane, Claudio Casoli, Massimo Galli, Elisa Vicenzi, Lara Gibellini, Sara De Biasi, Mario Clerici, Cristina Mussini, Andrea Cossarizza, Marcello Pinti
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Novel genetic association of TNF-α-238 and PDCD1-7209 polymorphisms with long-term non-progressive HIV-1 infection

Milena Nasi et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Oct.
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Abstract

Objectives: About 2-5% of HIV-1-infected subjects, defined as long-term non-progressors (LTNPs), remain immunologically stable for a long time without treatment. The factors governing this condition are known only in part, and include genetic factors. Thus, we studied 20 polymorphisms of 15 genes encoding proinflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines, chemokines and their receptors, genes involved in apoptosis, and the gene HCP5.

Methods: We analyzed 47 Caucasian LTNPs infected for >9 years, compared with 131 HIV-1-infected Caucasian patients defined as 'usual progressors'. The genotypes were determined by methods based upon PCR, and the statistical analysis was performed by univariate logistic regression.

Results: The well-known CCR5Δ32 del32 allele, the cell death-related TNF-α-238 A and PDCD1-7209 T alleles, and HCP5 rs2395029 G, a non-coding protein associated with the HLA-B*5701, were found positively associated with the LTNP condition. No association was observed for other single nucleotide polymorphisms (SDF-1-801, IL-10-592, MCP-1-2518, CX3CR1 V249I, CCR2V64I, RANTES-403, IL-2-330, IL-1β-511, IL-4-590, FASL IVS3nt-169, FAS-670, FAS-1377, FASL IVS2nt-124, PDCD1-7146, MMP-7-181, and MMP7-153).

Conclusions: The novel genetic associations between allelic variants of genes TNF-α-238 and PDCD1-7209 with the LTNP condition underline the importance of host genetic factors in the progression of HIV-1 infection and in immunological preservation.

Keywords: Disease progression; HIV; Host genetics; Long-term non-progressors; Polymorphism.

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