title: The -1030/-862-linked TNF promoter single-nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with the inability to control HIV-1 viremia.
abstract: Control of HIV-1 viremia and progression to AIDS has been associated with specific HLA genes. The tumor necrosis factor ( TNF) and the non-classical major histocompatibility (MHC) class I chain-related A ( MICA) genes are located in the genomic segment between the HLA class I and II genes and variants of both genes have been identified. We thus analyzed TNF promoter and MICA variants in a well-characterized group of HIV-1 infected individuals with different abilities to control HIV-1 viremia. In our cohort, the -1030/-862-linked TNF promoter single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), but not MICA variants, are significantly associated with lack of control of HIV-1 viremia ( P=0.03). This association is independent of those HLA-B35 alleles associated with HIV-1 disease progression with which the -862 TNF SNP has previously been independently associated. Thus, non-randomly associated genes near the TNF locus are likely involved in control of HIV-1 viremia.
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000378:metabolism; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; C099187:MHC class I-related chain A; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha