Abstract

ZOGHBI, Normig et al. HLA GENETIC PROFILE IN VENEZUELAN FAMILIES: BIOMEDICAL USEFUL TOOL . Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.1, pp.19-26. ISSN 1690-3293.

The system of Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) is the most polymorphic in humans. Its function is performed by regulating the immune response by binding to molecules such as T-cell receptor, involved in antigen presentation and recognition of the same in the body. Genetic characterization of HLA system in a given population is useful for understanding the mechanisms associated with susceptibility or resistance to various diseases and selection of donors and recipients in organ transplants, among others. The objective of the present study is to determine the frequency of HLA Class I Haplotypes present in healthy individuals, family relationships and third-generation Venezuelan and their corresponding linkage disequilibrium. We included 765 individuals belonging to 218 families who underwent HLA typing HLA A and B by PCR-SSOP (polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific oligonucleotide probe) in low resolution. 265 haplotypes were identified of which the most frequent were HLA A * 24 B * 35 (11.98%), A * 02 B * 51 (9.7%) and A * 02 B * 35 (8.6%). Calculations of linkage disequilibrium were considered frequencies above 1% (28.7%) and did not show statistically significant the 6.78% of these haplotypes. The results support the historically known tri-ethnic composition of our population, in which genes predominantly Caucasian, Mongoloid and Negroid, and make a difference with other American populations studied. These data can be used as reference to applications of benefit to this population.

Keywords : Haplotype frequency; HLA haplotypes AB; Inmune response.

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