rs1799864

First genome-wide association study (GWAS) of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in 1287 HIV-infected adults from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. The study examined neurocognitive decline in processing speed and executive functioning over time, as well as prevalence of HIV-associated dementia and neurocognitive impairment across ~2.5 million SNPs. No genome-wide significant associations were identified with any neurocognitive phenotype examined. Previously reported candidate gene associations with HAND (including rs1130371 in MIP1α, rs1800629 in TNFα, rs1801157 in SDF-1, and rs2839619 in PREP1) were not validated in this study.

Candidate gene association study of 67 genetic variants in 27 inflammation and DNA repair genes with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection susceptibility in 6,779 NHANES III participants (2,619 non-Hispanic whites, 2,095 non-Hispanic blacks, 2,065 Mexican Americans). Among Mexican Americans, ABCB1 rs1045642 T allele was associated with lower HAV seropositivity risk (OR=0.79, p<0.001), while TGFB1 rs1800469 and XRCC1 rs1799782 T alleles were associated with increased risk (OR=1.38 and 1.57, respectively). CAT rs769214 and CYP2E1 rs2031920 showed marginal associations with decreased and increased HAV risk, respectively.