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ArticlePloS one2018

Association of maternal KIR gene content polymorphisms with reduction in perinatal transmission of HIV-1.

Yusuf O Omosun, Anna J Blackstock, John Williamson, Anne Maria van Eijk, John Ayisi, Juliana Otieno, Renu B Lal, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Laurence Slutsker, Ya Ping Shi

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Yusuf O OmosunDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Anna J BlackstockDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
John WilliamsonDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Anne Maria van EijkCenter for Global Health Research, Kenyan Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
John AyisiCenter for Global Health Research, Kenyan Medical Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya.
Juliana OtienoNew Nyanza Provincial General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kisumu, Kenya.
Renu B LalDivision of Global HIV/AIDS, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Feiko O Ter KuileChild and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Laurence SlutskerDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Ya Ping ShiDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-0044-2610
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine · GBKenya Medical Research Institute · KEMinistry of Health · KE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) in the transmission of HIV-1 has not been extensively studied. Here, we investigated the association of KIR gene content polymorphisms with perinatal HIV-1 transmission. The KIR gene family comprising 16 genes was genotyped in 313 HIV-1 positive Kenyan mothers paired with their infants. Gene content polymorphisms were presented as presence of individual KIR genes, haplotypes, genotypes and KIR gene concordance. The genetic data were analyzed for associations with perinatal transmission of HIV. There was no association of infant KIR genes with perinatal HIV-1 transmission. After adjustment for gravidity, viral load, and CD4 cell count, there was evidence of an association between reduction in perinatal HIV-1 transmission and the maternal individual KIR genes KIR2DL2 (adjusted OR = 0.50; 95% CI: 0.24-1.02, P = 0.06), KIR2DL5 (adjusted OR = 0.47; 95% CI: 0.23-0.95, P = 0.04) and KIR2DS5 (adjusted OR = 0.39; 95% CI: 0.18-0.80, P = 0.01). Furthermore, these maternal KIR genes were only significantly associated with reduction in perinatal HIV transmission in women with CD4 cell count ≥ 350 cells/ μl and viral load <10000 copies/ml. Concordance analysis showed that when both mother and child had KIR2DS2, there was less likelihood of perinatal HIV-1 transmission (adjusted OR = 0.44; 95% CI: 0.20-0.96, P = 0.039). In conclusion, the maternal KIR genes KIR2DL2, KIR2DL5, KIR2DS5, and KIR2DS2 were associated with reduction of HIV-1 transmission from mother to child. Furthermore, maternal immune status is an important factor in the association of KIR with perinatal HIV transmission.

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Polymorphism, GeneticAdultCD4 Lymphocyte CountFemaleGenotypeHaplotypesHIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousReceptors, KIRYoung AdultReceptors, KIR

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PMID29360870
PMCPMC5779696
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