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  • Molecular Biology
  • Hematology

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  • Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) and blood group systems play crucial roles in immune responses and transfusion medicine.
  • Understanding genetic predispositions related to infectious diseases is vital for personalized medicine and public health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate potential associations between genetic polymorphisms in HLA and blood group systems and outcomes in individuals tested for a specific condition (PCR positive/negative).
  • To identify specific HLA alleles and blood group antigens that may be enriched in either PCR-positive or PCR-negative patient groups.

Main Methods:

  • Next-generation sequencing was employed to analyze a comprehensive set of HLA loci (including HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, etc.) and 22 blood group systems (26 genes) plus 5 platelet antigen genes.
  • Statistical analysis was performed to compare allele and antigen frequencies between PCR-positive and PCR-negative individuals.

Main Results:

  • Initial analyses revealed significant enrichment of homozygosity for DQA/DQB and specific HLA alleles (e.g., DRB1*09:01, DRB1*15:01) in the PCR-positive group, and other alleles (e.g., HLA-B*57:01, DRB1*13:01) in the PCR-negative group.
  • Enrichment was also observed in various blood group systems (MNS, RH, LE, FY, JK, YT, DO, KN), with specific phenotypes like D-positive RHD alleles and M-N+ in the MNS system enriched in the positive group.
  • Crucially, all observed significances disappeared after statistical correction for multiple testing, indicating a lack of robust association.

Conclusions:

  • Despite initial observations of enrichment for certain HLA alleles and blood group antigens in PCR-positive or negative individuals, these findings were not statistically significant after correction.
  • This suggests that the investigated genetic variations in HLA and blood group systems do not appear to be strong predictors or indicators for the tested condition in this cohort.
  • Further research with larger cohorts and different methodologies may be needed to explore subtle genetic influences.