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Table 1 Alleles previously associated with either protection or susceptibility to HTLV-1 associated diseases

From: HLA-B*35 as a new marker for susceptibility to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP) in patients living in Argentina

Country/Continent
(Reference)
N, Population Protective allele Detrimental allele
Africa [52] N = 45, Ac
N = 49, ATLL
N = 51, NII
HLA-A*36
HLA-B*18
Brazil [18, 19] N = 71, HTLV-1 + 
N = 188, NII
HLA-A*02 (HAM) HLA-A*26 (ATLL)
N = 53, Ac
N = 55, HAM
HLA-A*02
Spain [14] N = 40, Ac
N = 20, HAM
HLA-B*5401 absent
HLA-B*07
Iran [22, 24, 49] N = 74, Ac
N = 58, HAM
HLA-B*5401
Iranian
N = 74, Ac
N = 58, HAM
Kagoshima
N = 184, Ac
N = 222, HAM
HLA-Cw*08
N = 20, HAM
N = 30, Ac
No association:
HLA-A*02
HLA-A*24
HLA-Cw*08
Jamaica [17, 28] N = 45, Ac
N = 25, ATLL
HLA-A*02
HLA-A*33
HLA-A*03
HLA-A*36
N = 56, ATLL
N = 59, HAM
HLA-A*03 HLA-B*15
HLA-B*53
Japan [16, 20, 23, 53] N = 34, ATLL
N = 55, HAM
N = 241, AC
HLA-A*26 (ATLL)
HLA-B*61 (ATLL)
HLA-B*07 (HAM)
HLA-Cw*07 (HAM)
N = 175, NII
N = 152, Ac
N = 124, ATLL
N = 148, HAM
HLA-A*26
HLA-B*4002
HLA-B*4006
HLA-B*4801
N = 233, HAM
N = 202, NII
HLA-A*02
HLA-Cw*08
HLA-B*5401
N = 201, Ac
N = 232, HAM
HLA-A*0201
HLA-Cw*0801
HLA-B*5401
Peru [21] N = 71, HAM
N = 94, Ac
HLA-A*02
  1. Ac asymptomatic carriers, HAM/TSP HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis, ATLL Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma, NII Non-infected Individuals, HLA Human leukocyte antigen
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