Variants of the human NRAMP1 gene and altered human immunodeficiency virus infection susceptibility.
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In a population-based case-control study, 182 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive persons and 135 healthy control subjects were enrolled from the metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia. Four genotypes of the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein l (NRAMP1) gene (5' GT repeat, 274C/T, 469+14G/T, and 823C/T) were associated with altered risk of HIV infection (P=.013,.015,.020, and. 035, respectively). Three of these markers (5' [GT]n, 274C/T, 469+14G/T) are in strong linkage disequilibrium, and genotypes of these markers are associated with reduced risk of HIV infection with relative risks (RRs) of 0.35 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.14-0.91), 0.31 (CI, 0.10-0.93), and 0.24 (CI, 0.08-0.72), respectively. Conversely, heterozygosity at the fourth independent marker (823C/T) was associated with increased risk of HIV infection (RR, 2.29; CI, 1.06-4.92). These findings suggest that NRAMP1 modifies risk of HIV infection.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of infectious diseases
دوره 180 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999