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ArticleGenes and immunity2019

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) of human host factors influencing viral severity of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2).

Sarah E Kleinstein, Patrick R Shea, Andrew S Allen, David M Koelle, Anna Wald, David B Goldstein

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Article in Genes and immunity, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah E KleinsteinInstitute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Patrick R SheaInstitute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Andrew S AllenDepartment of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
David M KoelleDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1255-9023
Anna WaldDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
David B GoldsteinInstitute for Genomic Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA. dg2875@cumc.columbia.edu.
Duke University · USUniversity of Washington · USColumbia University · USColumbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

THE PERINATAL COMPLICATIONS OF ASYMPTOMATIC GENITAL HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUSP01AI030731 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI WALD, ANNA · 1991 to 2017
$34.3M
Genomic systems approach to measure HSV-1-specific T-cell dominance in humansR01AI094019 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI KOELLE, DAVID M · 2012 to 2016
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI030731NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI094019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is an incurable viral infection with severity ranging from asymptomatic to frequent recurrences. The viral shedding rate has been shown as a reproducible HSV-2 severity end point that correlates with lesion rates. We used a genome-wide association study (GWAS) to investigate the role of common human genetic variation in HSV-2 severity. We performed a GWAS on 223 HSV-2-positive participants of European ancestry. Severity was measured by viral shedding rate, as defined by the percent of days PCR+ for HSV-2 DNA over at least 30 days. Analyses were performed under linear regression models, adjusted for age, sex, and ancestry. There were no genome-wide significant (p < 5E-08) associations with HSV-2 viral shedding rate. The top nonsignificant SNP (rs75932292, p = 6.77E-08) associated with HSV-2 viral shedding was intergenic, with the nearest known biologically interesting gene (ABCA1) ~130 kbp downstream. Several other SNPs approaching significance were in or near genes with viral or neurological associations, including four SNPs in KIF1B. The current study is the first comprehensive genome-wide investigation of human genetic variation in virologic severity of established HSV-2 infection. However, no significant associations were observed with HSV-2 virologic severity, leaving the exact role of human variation in HSV-2 severity unclear.

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Polymorphism, Single NucleotideAdultAgedATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1FemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHerpes SimplexHerpesvirus 2, HumanHumansKinesinsMaleMiddle AgedABCA1 protein, humanATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1KIF1B protein, humanKinesins

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