SIV-infected Chinese-origin rhesus macaques express specific MHC class I alleles in either elite controllers or normal progressors

J Med Primatol. 2011 Aug;40(4):244-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2011.00487.x.

Abstract

We characterized twelve SIV-infected Chinese-origin rhesus macaques for their entire MHC class I allele composition. Several MHC class I alleles were present in animals with varying outcomes of infections, either elite control or normal progression to AIDS disease. These MHC class I alleles may prove interesting targets for additional characterization.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Animals
  • China
  • Disease Progression
  • Genes, MHC Class I*
  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / genetics*
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Pedigree
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / genetics*
  • Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / immunology*
  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / physiology*
  • Viremia / genetics
  • Viremia / immunology
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Histocompatibility Antigens Class I