Article
The influence of human leukocyte antigen class I alleles and their population frequencies on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 control among African Americans.
Human immunology - 1 Apr 2011
Lazaryan Aleksandr, Song Wei, Lobashevsky Elena, Tang Jianming, Shrestha Sadeep, Zhang Kui, McNicholl Janet M, Gardner Lytt I, Wilson Craig M, Klein Robert S, Rompalo Anne, Mayer Kenneth, Sobel Jack, Kaslow Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Populations of African ancestry continue to account for a disproportionate burden of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) epidemic in the United States. We investigated the effects of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I markers in association with virologic and immunologic control of HIV-1 infection among 338 HIV-1 subtype B-infected African Americans in 2 cohorts: Reaching for Excellence in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Black or African American
- Alleles
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
