HLA-B*14 allele predicts HIV-1 mother-to-child-transmission, in Salvador, Brazil.

Braz J Infect Dis

Laboratório de Pesquisa em Infectologia, Salvador, BA, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: July 2019

Background: Class I human leukocyte antigens, especially the molecules encoded at the B locus (HLA-B), are associated with AIDS progression risk. Different groups of HLA-B alleles have been associated to a protective effect or increasing susceptibility to HIV infection and are expressed from the earliest stages of gestation.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate which variants of HLA-B are associated with the risk of HIV vertical transmission in infected pregnant women and in their offspring, in a referral center in Salvador Bahia.

Methods: We performed HLA-B genotyping in 52 HIV-infected mothers and their children exposed to HIV-1 during pregnancy (N=65) in Salvador, Brazil. We compared the HLA-B alleles frequency in mothers, uninfected and infected children, according to the use of antiretroviral prophylaxis.

Results: Absence of antiretroviral antenatal and postnatal prophylaxis was significantly associated with vertical transmission of HIV-1 (p=<0.01, and p=<0.01 respectively). Frequency of HLA-B*14 (29.2%, p=0.002), HLA-B*18 (16.7%, p=0.04) or HLA-B*14:1 (20.8%, p=0.01) alleles subgroups were significantly higher in HIV-1 infected children and persisted (HLA-B*14, p=0.04) even after adjusting for use of antiretroviral prophylaxis. No significant difference in expression of HLA-B alleles was observed among mothers who transmitted the virus compared to those who did not.

Conclusions: Expression of HLA-B*14 allele in children exposed to HIV-1 is predictive of vertical transmission and reinforces the important role of genetics in mother-to-child transmission.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9425689PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2019.04.009DOI Listing

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