PMID- 26848682 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161018 LR - 20181113 IS - 1999-4915 (Electronic) IS - 1999-4915 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 2 DP - 2016 Feb 3 TI - Genetic Markers of the Host in Persons Living with HTLV-1, HIV and HCV Infections. LID - 10.3390/v8020038 [doi] LID - 38 AB - Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) are prevalent worldwide, and share similar means of transmission. These infections may influence each other in evolution and outcome, including cancer or immunodeficiency. Many studies have reported the influence of genetic markers on the host immune response against different persistent viral infections, such as HTLV-1 infection, pointing to the importance of the individual genetic background on their outcomes. However, despite recent advances on the knowledge of the pathogenesis of HTLV-1 infection, gaps in the understanding of the role of the individual genetic background on the progress to disease clinically manifested still remain. In this scenario, much less is known regarding the influence of genetic factors in the context of dual or triple infections or their influence on the underlying mechanisms that lead to outcomes that differ from those observed in monoinfection. This review describes the main factors involved in the virus-host balance, especially for some particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) haplotypes, and other important genetic markers in the development of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and other persistent viruses, such as HIV and HCV. FAU - Assone, Tatiane AU - Assone T AD - Laboratory of Dermatology and Immune deficiencies, Department of Dermatology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, LIM56, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 500, 3rd Floor, Building II, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. tatianeassone@usp.br. AD - Institute of Tropical Medicine of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. tatianeassone@usp.br. FAU - Paiva, Arthur AU - Paiva A AD - Institute of Tropical Medicine of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. arthurmpaiva@usp.br. FAU - Fonseca, Luiz Augusto M AU - Fonseca LA AD - Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. augustom@hcnet.usp.br. FAU - Casseb, Jorge AU - Casseb J AD - Laboratory of Dermatology and Immune deficiencies, Department of Dermatology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, LIM56, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 500, 3rd Floor, Building II, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. jcasseb@usp.br. AD - Institute of Tropical Medicine of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. jcasseb@usp.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20160203 PL - Switzerland TA - Viruses JT - Viruses JID - 101509722 RN - 0 (Genetic Markers) SB - IM MH - Genetic Markers MH - HIV Infections/*genetics/virology MH - HIV-1/*physiology MH - HTLV-I Infections/*genetics/virology MH - Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/*physiology MH - Humans PMC - PMC4776193 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HCV OT - HIV-1 OT - HTLV-1 OT - genetic factors EDAT- 2016/02/06 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/19 06:00 PMCR- 2016/02/01 CRDT- 2016/02/06 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/01/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/01/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/02/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/02/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - v8020038 [pii] AID - viruses-08-00038 [pii] AID - 10.3390/v8020038 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Viruses. 2016 Feb 3;8(2):38. doi: 10.3390/v8020038.