New Class I and II HLA Alleles Strongly Associated with Opposite Patterns of Progression to AIDS

Authors

• Houria Hendel, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris, France
• Sophie Caillat-Zucman, Hopital Necker - Paris, France
• Helene Lebuanec, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris, France
• Mary Carrington, National Cancer Institute at Frederick
• Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute at FrederickFollow
• Jean-Marie Andrieu, Hopital Laennec - Paris, France
• Francois Schachter, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris, France
• Daniel Zagury, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris, France
• Jay Rappaport, MCP Hahnemann University
• Cheryl Winkler, National Cancer Institute at Frederick
• George W. Nelson, National Cancer Institute at Frederick
• Jean-Francois Zagury, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris, France

ORCID

0000-0001-7353-8301

ResearcherID

N-1726-2015

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Immunology

ISSN

0022-1767

Publication Date

6-1-1999

Abstract

The genetics of resistance to infection by HIV-1 cohort consists of 200 slow and 75 rapid progressors to AIDS corresponding to the extremes of HIV disease outcome of 20,000 Caucasians of European descent. A comprehensive analysis of HLA class I and class II genes in this highly informative cohort has identified HLA alleles associated with fast or slow progression, including several not described previously. A quantitative analysis shows an overall HLA influence independent of and equal in magnitude (for the protective effect) to the effect of the CCR5-Δ32 mutation. Among HLA class I genes, A29 (p = 0.001) and B22 (p < 0.0001) are significantly associated with rapid progression, whereas B14 (p = 0.001) and C8 (p = 0.004) are significantly associated with nonprogression. The class I alleles B27, B57, C14 (protective), and C16, as well as B35 (susceptible), are also influential, but their effects are less robust. Influence of class II alleles was only observed for DR11. These results confirm the influence of the immune system on disease progression and may have implications on peptide-based vaccine development.

Volume

162

Issue

11

First Page

6942

Last Page

6946

Comments

© 1999 by The American Association of Immunologists

NSUWorks Citation

Hendel, Houria; Sophie Caillat-Zucman; Helene Lebuanec; Mary Carrington; Stephen J. O'Brien; Jean-Marie Andrieu; Francois Schachter; Daniel Zagury; Jay Rappaport; Cheryl Winkler; George W. Nelson; and Jean-Francois Zagury. 1999. "New Class I and II HLA Alleles Strongly Associated with Opposite Patterns of Progression to AIDS." Journal of Immunology 162, (11): 6942-6946. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_bio_facarticles/667