| Literature DB >> 24973460 |
Janardan P Pandey1, Emily Kistner-Griffin2, Faisal F Radwan1, Navtej Kaur1, Aryan M Namboodiri1, Laurel Black1, Mary Ann Butler3, Tania Carreón3, Avima M Ruder3.
Abstract
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a risk factor for many human diseases, but among exposed individuals, not everyone is equally likely to develop HCMV-spurred diseases, implying the presence of host genetic factors that might modulate immunity to this virus. Here, we show that antibody responsiveness to HCMV glycoprotein B (gB) is significantly associated with particular immunoglobulin GM (γ marker) genotypes. Anti-HCMV gB antibody levels were highest in GM 17/17 homozygotes, intermediate in GM 3/17 heterozygotes, and lowest in GM 3/3 homozygotes (28.2, 19.0, and 8.1 µg/mL, respectively; P=.014). These findings provide mechanistic insights in the etiopathogenesis of HCMV-spurred diseases.Entities:
Keywords: GM allotypes; candidate genes; glycoprotein B; human cytomegalovirus; humoral immunity
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24973460 PMCID: PMC4296192 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu367
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226