Genetic markers of IgG influence the outcome of infection with hepatitis C virus.
We examined the role that immunoglobulin GM and KM allotypes-genetic markers of gamma and kappa chains, respectively-play in the outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in white Americans. A total of 119 persons who had cleared HCV and 111 with persistent HCV infection were genotyped for the presence of several GM and KM determinants. Persistent HCV infection was more than three times as likely (odds ratio, 3.50; P= .01) in subjects who were carriers of the GM3 allele than in those who were noncarriers. These results show that particular GM alleles may be important determinants of the outcome of HCV infection.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. pandeyj@musc.edu
Janardan P
JP
Pandey
Aryan M
AM
Namboodiri
Yuqun
Y
Luo
Yuping
Y
Wu
Robert C
RC
Elston
David L
DL
Thomas
Hugo R
HR
Rosen
James J
JJ
Goedert
D005819:Genetic Markers; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000235:genetics*; D007129:Immunoglobulin Gm Allotypes / Q000235:genetics; D007131:Immunoglobulin Km Allotypes / Q000235:genetics
D005819:Genetic Markers; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007129:Immunoglobulin Gm Allotypes; D007131:Immunoglobulin Km Allotypes