title: Deltex1 Polymorphisms Are Associated with Hepatitis B Vaccination Non-Response in Southwest China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hepatitis B vaccination is the most important tool available for preventing hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and reducing the prevalence of infection. However, epidemiological studies have demonstrated that morethan 5% of patients exhibit a non- or hypo-response to the HBV vaccine. Genetic variations associated with T cell immunity contribute to the immune response to HBV vaccination. The deltex 1 (DTX1) gene is involved in T cell anergy, which may also be associated with the immune response to the HBV vaccination.
  
  
  METHODS
  We detected 10 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in or around the DTX1 gene in 601 infants out of a population from Southwest China, including 299 high responders(HRs; HBsAb > 100 mIU/mL) and 302 non-responders (NRs; HBsAb < 10 mIU/mL). An additional validation study was performed, comprising 230 adult patients(135 HRs and 95 NRs) from Southwest China.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study found that the minor allele 'G' of rs2384077 (adjusted p = 2.63E(-04)), and the minor allele 'C' of rs10744794 (adjusted p = 3.69E(-04)) in the first intron of the DTX1 gene were remarkably associated with the immune response to HBV vaccination in both infant and adult populations. Moreover, a subsequent analysis indicated that haplotypes (A-T, G-C) of the two SNPs were significantly associated with the immune response to HBV vaccination.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Two SNPs (rs2384077 and rs10744794) in an intron of DTX1 and the linkage disequilibrium (LD) block are significantly associated with the immune response to HBV vaccination. The functional element annotation of the LD block between the two SNPs contains four transcriptional regulatory elements. The results suggest that these two SNPs may be involved in the immune response to HBV vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Daping Hospital & Institute of Surgery Research, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Penghui
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Daping Hospital & Institute of Surgery Research, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Menggang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Daping Hospital & Institute of Surgery Research, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Daping Hospital & Institute of Surgery Research, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Juntao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Daping Hospital & Institute of Surgery Research, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Hongming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D019295:Computational Biology; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; C583410:DTX1 protein, human; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases