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Host genome influences on susceptibility to HIV-1
Retrovirology volume 6, Article number: I6 (2009)
In vitro and in vivo analyses identified a significant component of heritability in cellular or host susceptibility to HIV-1. The bases for susceptibility can be traced to genetic differences (inter-species) resulting from evolutionary adaptation to exogenous (and endogenous) retroviral infections, and to intra-species and inter-individual (human) differences associated with genetic variation. We have completed large scale evolutionary analysis of genes involved in HIV life cycle and pathogenesis, as well as participating and conducting genome-wide association studies, linkage analysis, and transcriptome analysis. These studies allowed a better understanding of the influence of common human variants in HIV-1 susceptibility and define a number of experimental challenges in the filed: understanding of the role of rare and private mutations in susceptibility, and the development of better tools for the integration of data from large-scale studies.
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Telenti, A. Host genome influences on susceptibility to HIV-1. Retrovirology 6 (Suppl 2), I6 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-4690-6-S2-I6
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Keywords
- Association Study
- Linkage Analysis
- Genetic Difference
- Significant Component
- Transcriptome Analysis