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    AIDS. 2008 Oct 1;22(15):2038-42.

    A common human leucocyte antigen-DP genotype is associated with resistance to HIV-1 infection in Kenyan sex workers.

    Hardie RA, Knight E, Bruneau B, Semeniuk C, Gill K, Nagelkerke N, Kimani J, Wachihi C, Ngugi E, Luo M, Plummer FA.

    Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Canada.

    Human leucocyte antigen-DP presents peptides to CD4 T cells and plays an important role in parasitic infections and autoimmune diseases, yet its influence on HIV-1 susceptibility has not been well studied. Here, we report several human leucocyte antigen-DP genotypes associated with HIV-1 susceptibility in Kenyan sex workers. Among these, one common genotype stands out. DPA1*010301 (frequency = 60.4%) was associated with HIV-1 resistance (P = 0.033, odds ratio = 1.585, 95% confidence interval = 1.036-2.425) and slower seroconversion (P = 0.001, log rank = 0.595, 95% confidence interval = 0.433-0.817). The discovery of common human leucocyte antigen-DP genotypes contributing to HIV-1 immunity may help overcome difficulties encountered with highly polymorphic human leucocyte antigens.

    PMID: 18784467 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

    PMCID: 2683274

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