Genome-wide association study on the development of cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1 infected individuals

Zelda Euler, Marit J. van Gils, Brigitte D. Boeser-Nunnink, Hanneke Schuitemaker, Daniëlle van Manen

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Abstract

Broadly neutralizing antibodies may protect against HIV-1 acquisition. In natural infection, only 10-30% of patients have cross-reactive neutralizing humoral immunity which may relate to viral and or host factors. To explore the role of host genetic markers in the formation of cross-reactive neutralizing activity (CrNA) in HIV-1 infected individuals, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS), in participants of the Amsterdam Cohort Studies with known CrNA in their sera. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the strongest P-values are located in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region, close to MICA (P = 7.68 × 10(-7)), HLA-B (P = 6.96 × 10(-6)) and in the coding region of HCP5 (P = 1.34 × 10(-5)). However, none of the signals reached genome-wide significance. Our findings underline the potential involvement of genes close or within the MHC region with the development of CrNA
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e54684
JournalPLOS ONE
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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