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Elife ; 82019 09 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31478835

RESUMEN

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a highly variable pathogen that frequently establishes chronic infection. This genetic variability is affected by the adaptive immune response but the contribution of other host factors is unclear. Here, we examined the role played by interferon lambda-4 (IFN-λ4) on HCV diversity; IFN-λ4 plays a crucial role in spontaneous clearance or establishment of chronicity following acute infection. We performed viral genome-wide association studies using human and viral data from 485 patients of white ancestry infected with HCV genotype 3a. We demonstrate that combinations of host genetic variants, which determine IFN-λ4 protein production and activity, influence amino acid variation across the viral polyprotein - not restricted to specific viral proteins or HLA restricted epitopes - and modulate viral load. We also observed an association with viral di-nucleotide proportions. These results support a direct role for IFN-λ4 in exerting selective pressure across the viral genome, possibly by a novel mechanism.


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Antivirales/metabolismo , Variación Genética , Hepacivirus/clasificación , Hepacivirus/genética , Hepatitis C/virología , Factores Inmunológicos/metabolismo , Interleucinas/metabolismo , Estudio de Asociación del Genoma Completo , Genotipo , Hepacivirus/aislamiento & purificación , Hepatitis C/inmunología , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno , Humanos , Interleucinas/genética , Selección Genética , Carga Viral , Población Blanca
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Elife ; 52016 06 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27324836

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Similarity between two individuals in the combination of genetic markers along their chromosomes indicates shared ancestry and can be used to identify historical connections between different population groups due to admixture. We use a genome-wide, haplotype-based, analysis to characterise the structure of genetic diversity and gene-flow in a collection of 48 sub-Saharan African groups. We show that coastal populations experienced an influx of Eurasian haplotypes over the last 7000 years, and that Eastern and Southern Niger-Congo speaking groups share ancestry with Central West Africans as a result of recent population expansions. In fact, most sub-Saharan populations share ancestry with groups from outside of their current geographic region as a result of gene-flow within the last 4000 years. Our in-depth analysis provides insight into haplotype sharing across different ethno-linguistic groups and the recent movement of alleles into new environments, both of which are relevant to studies of genetic epidemiology.


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Población Negra , Genoma Humano , Migración Humana , África del Sur del Sahara , Flujo Génico , Variación Genética , Haplotipos , Humanos
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