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HIV host genomics in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy

Thorball, Christian Axel Wandall  
2020

The introduction and widespread use of antiretroviral therapy against Human Immunodefi-ciency Virus (HIV) has had a remarkable effect on disease progression and the longevity of infected individuals. However, the establishment of a latent viral reservoir and the inability of antiretroviral compounds to purge it has resulted in HIV infection becoming a chronic disease with a high preva-lence of comorbidities, adding significant strain to the healthcare systems as well as the affected pa-tients. Human genetic variation has previously been shown to influence HIV pathogenesis as well as the risk of developing multiple common diseases in the general population. However, the influence of genetic variation on HIV positive individuals under suppressive antiretroviral therapy remains largely unknown. This thesis examines the role of human genetic variation in determining the size and long-term dy-namics of the viral reservoir, genetic risk factors for developing HIV-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), and how genetic risk scores (GRS) can improve the prediction of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in HIV-infected individuals. Taken together, these studies delineate the role of human genetic variation in phenotypic outcomes that are highly relevant in the era of suppressive antiretroviral treatment, while also suggesting that newly developed genetic risk scores will be capable of enhancing the pre-dictive power of current clinical risk scores.

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Type
doctoral thesis
DOI
10.5075/epfl-thesis-10132
Author(s)
Thorball, Christian Axel Wandall  
Advisors
Fellay, Jacques  
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Trono, Didier  
Jury

Prof. Andrea Ablasser (présidente) ; Prof. Jacques Fellay, Prof. Didier Trono (directeurs) ; Prof. Bart Deplancke, Prof. Amalio Telenti, Prof. Olivier Michielin (rapporteurs)

Date Issued

2020

Publisher

EPFL

Publisher place

Lausanne

Public defense year

2020-03-20

Thesis number

10132

Total of pages

129

Subjects

HIV

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genetics

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GWAS

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exome sequencing

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genetic risk scores

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cancer

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chronic kidney disease

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latency

EPFL units
UPFELLAY  
Faculty
SV  
School
GHI  
Doctoral School
EDMS  
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March 12, 2020
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/167256
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