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Polymorphisms in CAMKK2 may predict sensory neuropathy in African HIV patients
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Polymorphisms in CAMKK2 may predict sensory neuropathy in African HIV patients

H. Goullee, A.L. Wadley, C.L. Cherry, R.J.N. Allcock, M. Black, P.R. Kamerman and P. Price
Journal of NeuroVirology, Vol.22(4), pp.508-517
2016
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Abstract

HIV-associated sensory neuropathy (HIV-SN) is the most common neurological condition associated with HIV. HIV-SN has characteristics of an inflammatory pathology caused by the virus itself and/or by antiretroviral treatment (ART). Here, we assess the impact of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a cluster of three genes that affect inflammation and neuronal repair: P2X7R, P2X4R and CAMKK2. HIV-SN status was assessed using the Brief Peripheral Neuropathy Screening tool, with SN defined by bilateral symptoms and signs. Forty-five SNPs in P2X7R, P2X4R and CAMKK2 were genotyped using TaqMan fluorescent probes, in DNA samples from 153 HIV+ black Southern African patients exposed to stavudine. Haplotypes were derived using the fastPHASE algorithm, and SNP genotypes and haplotypes associated with HIV-SN were identified. Optimal logistic regression models included demographics (age and height), with SNPs (model p < 0.0001; R 2 = 0.19) or haplotypes (model p < 0.0001; R 2 = 0.18, n = 137 excluding patients carrying CAMKK2 haplotypes perfectly associated with SN). Overall, CAMKK2 exhibited the strongest associations with HIV-SN, with two SNPs and six haplotypes predicting SN status in black Southern Africans. This gene warrants further study.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.66 HIV
1.66.1615 HIV Neurocognitive Disorders
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