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The interferon receptor-1 promoter polymorphisms affect the outcome of Caucasians with HBeAg-negative chronic HBV infection
Timokratis Karamitros1,2, George Papatheodoridis3,4, Eleni Dimopoulou3, Maria-Vasiliki Papageorgiou3,4, Dimitrios Paraskevis1, Gkikas Magiorkinis1,2, Vana Sypsa1 andAngelos Hatzakis1,*
Article first published online: 17 MAY 2015
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12859
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Issue
Liver International
Liver International
Volume 35, Issue 12, pages 2506–2513, December 2015
1 Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
2 Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
3 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
4 Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
* Correspondence
Angelos Hatzakis, PhD, MD, MSc, Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Athens University Medical School, 75 Mikras Asias Street, GR-11527 Athens, Greece
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Keywords:
hepatitis virus B;interferon receptor;polymorphisms;promoter
Abstract
Background & Aims
The outcome of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients who may remain in the inactive carrier state (IC) or progress to HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B may be affected by the host genetic profile. Genetic polymorphisms within not only the promoter but also the coding sequence of the interferon receptor 1 (INFAR1) gene have been associated with susceptibility to chronic HBV infection, but their role on the outcomes of HBeAg-negative patients has not been evaluated. We examined the association of INFAR1 promoter polymorphisms with the phase of chronic HBV infection in a demographically characterized Caucasian cohort of 183 consecutive HBeAg-negative chronic HBV patients.
Methods
Using a combination of conventional and allele-specific polymerase chain reactions, bidirectional sequencing and DNA-fragment analysis, we performed typing of three Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs -568G/C, -408C/T, -3C/T) and one Variable Number Tandem Repeat [VNTR -77(GT)n] within the INFR1 promoter sequence.
Results
The genetic polymorphisms examined were found to be associated with the phase of HBeAg-negative chronic HBV patients. Using a multiple logistic regression model adjusting for age, gender and origin of the individuals, we found that patients with linked genotypes -408CT_-3CT were more likely to be ICs (OR = 2.42 vs. CC, P = 0.036). Also, given the partial linkage between SNP -568G/C and VNTR -77(GT)n, we found that linked genotypes -77(GT)n ≤ 8/≤8_-568GC and -77(GT)n ≤ 8/≤8_-568CC were detected more frequently among ICs (OR = 11.69, P = 0.005 and OR = 7.56, P = 0.001 vs. -77(GT)n >8/>8_-568GG respectively).
Conclusions
These findings suggest that these genetic variations represent important factors associated with the clinical phase of HBeAg-negative chronic HBV infection.
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