It is well established that host genetics, especially major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, are important determinants of human immunodeficiency virus disease progression. Studies with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV)-infected Indian rhesus macaques have associated Mamu-B*17 with control of virus replication. Using microsatellite haplotyping of the 5-Mb MHC region, we compared disease progression among SIVmac239-infected Indian rhesus macaques that possess Mamu-B*17-containing MHC haplotypes that are identical by descent. We discovered that SIV-infected animals possessing identical Mamu-B*17-containing haplotypes had widely divergent disease courses. Our results demonstrate that the inheritance of a particular Mamu-B*17-containing haplotype is not sufficient to predict SIV disease outcome.
Control of simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 is not predicted by inheritance of Mamu-B*17-containing haplotypes. Publishing Authors By Initials
Control of simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 is not predicted by inheritance of Mamu-B*17-containing haplotypes. Journal Published:
PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr
Journal: Journal of virology
VOLUME: 81
Page Numbers: 406-10
Journal Abbreviation: J. Virol.
ISSN: 0022-538X
DAY: 1
MONTH: 11
YEAR: 2006
Control of simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 is not predicted by inheritance of Mamu-B*17-containing haplotypes. Information
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LANGUAGE: eng
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Control of simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac239 is not predicted by inheritance of Mamu-B*17-containing haplotypes. Keywords Mesh Terms:
KEYWORDS: Virus Replication
MESH TERMS: physiology
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Substance Name: Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
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AFFILIATION: Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 555 Science Dr., Madison, WI 53711, USA.
Country: United States
AGENCY: United States NCRR
GRANT: RR15459-01
ACRONYM: RR
MEDLINETA: J Virol
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