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Role of Human Leukocyte Antigen Allele Sharing in Human Papillomavirus Infection Transmission Among Heterosexual Couples: Findings From the HITCH Cohort Study.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 28 Sept 2022
Louvanto Karolina, Baral Prativa, Burchell Ann, Ramanakumar Agnihotram, El-Zein Mariam, Tellier Pierre Paul, Coutlée Francois, Roger Michel, Franco Eduardo L
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BACKGROUND: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphism influences innate and adaptive immune responses. Among heterosexual couples in the HPV Infection and Transmission Among Couples Through Heterosexual Activity (HITCH) cohort study, we examined whether allele sharing in a couple predicted the partners' infections with the same human papillomavirus (HPV) type. METHODS: We tested genital samples from 271 couples...
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