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The role of mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms in susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in Southern Brazilian patients.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
This study investigates the role of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) in the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection analyzing polymorphisms located at the MBL2 promoter and exon 1 regions.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
The prevalence of MBL2 variant alleles was investigated in 410 HIV-1-infected patients from the South Brazilian HIV cohort and in 345 unexposed uninfected healthy individuals. The promoter variants were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) and exon 1 variants were analyzed by real-time PCR using a melting temperature assay and were confirmed by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). MBL2 genotypic and allelic frequencies were compared between HIV-1-infected patients and controls using the chi-squared tests.
RESULTS:
The analyses were performed subdividing the individuals according to their ethnic origin. Among Euro-derived individuals a higher frequency of the LX/LX genotype was observed in patients when compared to controls (P < 0.001). The haplotypic analysis also showed a higher frequency of the haplotypes associated with lower MBL levels among HIV-1-infected patients (P = 0.0001). Among Afro-derived individuals the frequencies of LY/LY and HY/HY genotypes were higher in patients when compared to controls (P = 0.009 and P = 0.02).
CONCLUSIONS:
An increased frequency of MBL2 genotypes associated with low MBL levels was observed in Euro-derived patients, suggesting a potential role for MBL in the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in Euro-derived individuals.
AuthorsGabriela Kniphoff da Silva, Rafael Guimarães, Vanessa Suñé Mattevi, Rosmeri Kuhmmer Lazzaretti, Eduardo Sprinz, Regina Kuhmmer, Lucas Brandão, Sérgio Crovella, José Artur Bogo Chies
JournalAIDS (London, England) (AIDS) Vol. 25 Issue 4 Pg. 411-8 (Feb 20 2011) ISSN: 1473-5571 [Electronic] England
PMID21192229 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Lectins, C-Type
  • MBL2 protein, human
  • Mannose Receptor
  • Mannose-Binding Lectin
  • Mannose-Binding Lectins
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Brazil (epidemiology)
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease (genetics)
  • HIV Infections (epidemiology, genetics, immunology)
  • HIV-1
  • Humans
  • Lectins, C-Type (genetics, immunology)
  • Male
  • Mannose Receptor
  • Mannose-Binding Lectin (genetics, immunology)
  • Mannose-Binding Lectins (genetics, immunology)
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic (genetics)
  • Receptors, Cell Surface (genetics, immunology)
  • Young Adult

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