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Ali, L.* ; Mansoor, A.* ; Ahmad, N. ; Siddiqi, S.* ; Mazhar, K.* ; Muazzam, A.G.* ; Qamar, R.* ; Khan, K.M.*

Patient HLA-DRB1* and -DQB1* allele and haplotype association with hepatitis C virus persistence and clearance.

J. Gen. Virol. 91, 1931-1938 (2010)
DOI PMC
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is prevalent throughout the world and interferon (IFN)-based treatments are currently the only therapeutic option. However, depending upon variations in their human leukocyte antigen (HLA), some patients do not respond well to IFN therapy. The current study evaluated the HLA allele and haplotype distribution of 204 HCV-seropositive individuals from Islamabad, Pakistan, who were receiving standard IFN therapy. In this cohort, 150 patients (74%) showed a sustained virological response to IFN therapy, whereas 54 (26%) did not. In addition to the HCV patients, 102 unrelated healthy volunteers were used as controls. DNA was isolated from the blood of the patients and controls for HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 allele typing, whilst plasma was used for HCV detection and genotyping. HLA-DRB1*04 was found to impart a significant protective advantage [Bonferroni-corrected P value (pc)=0.047] against HCV infection. In patients on IFN therapy, HLA-DRB1*11 and -DQB1*0301 (pc=0.044) were found to be associated with viral clearance. In contrast, HLA-DRB1*07 (pc=0.008) individually or in combination with HLA-DQB1*02 was found to be associated with viral persistence. These associations of HLA with HCV persistence or clearance will be beneficial in deciding the therapeutic regimen for Pakistani patients infected with HCV genotype 3a.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Class-II alleles; Antigen class-II; Viral clearance; Liver-disease; Hepatocellular-carcinoma; Infection; Population; Progression; Host; Frequency
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0022-1317
e-ISSN 1465-2099
Zeitschrift Journal of General Virology
Quellenangaben Band: 91, Heft: 8, Seiten: 1931-1938 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Society for General Microbiology
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)