Mother-to-child discordance in HLA-G exon 2 is associated with a reduced risk of perinatal HIV-1 transmission
Authors:
- Thomas HodgeTHThomas Hodge
- Louise KuhnLKLouise Kuhn
- Marc BulterysMBMarc Bulterys
- Elaine J. AbramsEAElaine J. Abrams
- Vincent C. BondVBVincent C. Bond
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in AIDS
- Vol. 15 (16) , 2196-2198
Abstract
Definitive genetic parameters correlating with mother-to-child transmission (MCT) of HIV have not been fully established. We screened for the potential correlation between HLA-G variants and MCT, in a cohort of mother-child pairs. Discordance in exon 2 of HLA-G was significantly more common among non-transmitting (93%) than transmitting mother-child pairs (40%). Our results suggest that mother-child pairs both carrying the identical mutation in HLA-G exon 2 may be at higher risk of MCT of HIV-1.Keywords
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