HLA-DP and IL28B Polymorphisms: Influence of Host Genome on Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Seroclearance in Chronic Hepatitis B - Wai-Kay Seto1,a,
- Danny Ka-Ho Wong1,2,a,
- Malgorzata Kopaniszen1,
- Petroula Proitsi3,
- Pak-Chung Sham3,
- Ivan Fan-Ngai Hung1,
- James Fung1,2,
- Ching-Lung Lai1,2, and
- Man-Fung Yuen1,2
+ Author Affiliations - 1Department of Medicine
- 2State Key Laboratory for Liver Research, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital
- 3Center for Genomic Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
- Correspondence: Man-Fung Yuen, MD, Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Rd, Hong Kong ([email protected]).
Abstract Background. The roles of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at HLA-DP and IL28B loci on hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seroclearance in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection are unknown. Methods. We compared the HLA-DP (rs3077, rs9277378, rs3128917) and IL28B (rs12979860, rs8099917) polymorphisms of 203 CHB patients achieving spontaneous HBsAg seroclearance with 203 age- and sex-matched CHB patients without HBsAg seroclearance (controls). Results. The distribution of all 5 polymorphisms was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. HLA-DP rs3077 was associated with HBsAg seroclearance in terms of allelic frequency (minor allele A vs major allele G, P = .035; odds ratio [OR], 0.699; 95% confidence interval [CI], .501–.976) and genotypic frequency (AA vs GG/GA, P = .014; OR, 0.295; 95% CI, .106–.822). Haplotype analysis of HLA-DP polymorphisms showed haplotype block GAT (rs3077/rs9277378/rs3128917) to be associated with HBsAg seroclearance (OR, 2.17; 95% CI, 1.06–4.45, P = .034). Influence of HLA-DP polymorphisms on HBsAg seroclearance was more pronounced in younger patients, with the OR for rs3077 minor allele A and haplotype block GAT being 0.560 and 2.68, respectively, among patients aged <50 years (P = .027 and P = .047, respectively). IL28B haplotype block CG (rs12979860/rs8099917) was associated with HBsAg seroclearance (OR, 10.5, P = .026). None of the 5 polymorphisms influenced anti-HBs positivity among patients achieving HBsAg seroclearance, or serum HBV DNA and HBsAg titers among controls (P > .05). Conclusions. Specific SNPs in HLA-DP and IL28B locus, through individual and haplotype analysis, were associated with a higher chance of HBsAg seroclearance in CHB infection. The associations were more prominent in patients with HBsAg seroclearance at a younger age.
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