TAP1 and TAP2 polymorphisms and their linkage disequilibrium with HLA-DR, -DP, and -DQ in an Eastern Andalusian population

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Abstract

Transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) molecules are involved in the processing of endogenous peptides that bind to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules. The possible functional significance of TAP polymorphisms for antigenic peptide transport is an unresolved issue. Population genetics is a tool for investigating the evolutionary and functional significance of genetic polymorphisms. We studied 105 unrelated individuals from Eastern Andalusia in Southern Spain for TAP1 and TAP2 polymorphisms and to detect linkage disequilibrium between TAP1 and TAP2 and between TAP1/TAP2 and human lymphocyte antigen (HLA) DR, DP, and DQ genes. HLA-DR, -DQ, -DP, and TAP1 loci were genotyped with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-sequence-specific oligonucleotide method, and TAP2 genes were typed by using the amplification-refractory mutation system-PCR technique. The alleles TAP1*D (3.3%), TAP2*D (2.4%), and TAP2*E (2.9%) were present in the Eastern Andalusian population but not in the general Spanish population. No evidence of linkage disequilibrium was found between TAP1 and TAP2 or between the TAP genes and HLA-DR, -DP, and -DQ in the Eastern Andalusian population. These results are consistent with the absence of coevolution between TAP and MHC class II genes and the hypothesis of selective neutrality. © American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, 2005. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Alvarado-Guerri, R., Cabrera, C. M., Garrido, F., & López-Nevot, M. Á. (2005). TAP1 and TAP2 polymorphisms and their linkage disequilibrium with HLA-DR, -DP, and -DQ in an Eastern Andalusian population. Human Immunology, 66(8), 921–930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2005.06.009

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