Short communication: Fc gamma receptors IIa and IIIa genetic polymorphisms do not predict HIV-1 disease progression in Kenyan women

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2015 Mar;31(3):288-92. doi: 10.1089/AID.2014.0209. Epub 2014 Nov 13.

Abstract

Genetic polymorphisms of the Fc gamma receptors (FcγR) IIa and IIIa have been implicated in the rate of HIV-1 disease progression, but results are inconsistent. We aimed to determine the association between these polymorphisms and disease progression in a cohort of HIV-1 seroconverters from Mombasa, Kenya. Neither FcγRIIa nor FcγRIIIa genotypes were predictive of set point viral load, viral load increase, CD4 decline, or HIV-1 disease progression (time to CD4 count <200 cells/mm(3), death, or treatment initiation). Our results suggest that FcγR polymorphisms might not be an important indicator of viral control and disease progression in this population.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Cohort Studies
  • Disease Progression*
  • Female
  • Genetic Association Studies
  • HIV Infections / immunology*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1 / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Kenya
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Receptors, IgG / genetics*
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • FCGR3A protein, human
  • Fc gamma receptor IIA
  • Receptors, IgG