A Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Upstream of the HLA-C Locus Is Associated With an Anti-Hepatitis C Virus-Seronegative State in a High-Risk Exposed Cohort.

Thoens, Christine; Heinold, Andreas; Lindemann, Monika; Horn, Peter A; Chang, Dae-In; Scherbaum, Norbert; Timm, Joerg; Heinemann, Falko M · J Infect Dis · 2018

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

In this study, we examined the impact of the rs9264942 single-nucleotide polymorphism, previously shown to be associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection status and HLA-C expression, on the hepatitis C virus status in 359 people who inject drugs (PWID). The linkage of rs9264942 alleles to HLA-C antigens assigned to different expression levels was confirmed. Multivariate analysis revealed the age (P = .003) and the rs9264942 genotype (P = .006) to be independent factors for the classification to the PWID groups. Our study showed that the presence of the rs9264942 C/C genotype was associated with persistent seronegativity.

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