Table 2

Host susceptibility genes identified by GWAS studies

Pathogen

Phenotype

Gene

N cases/controls

Effect size

P-value

References

Dengue virus

Severe dengue

MICB

3, 742/4, 952

1.34

4.41 × 10^-11

[20]

Severe dengue

PLCE1

3, 742/4, 952

0.80

3.08 × 10^-10

[20]

N. meningitidis^a

Meningococcal disease

CFH

1, 443/6, 079

0.64

2.2 × 10^-11

[7]

P. falciparum^a

Severe malaria

ABO

3, 906/5, 489

1.20

2.0 × 10^-7

[49,62]

Severe malaria

HBB

2, 045/3, 758

0.63

3.7 × 10^-11

[62]

M. leprae

Leprosy

NOD2

3, 960/7, 180

1.59

3.77 × 10^-40

[5]

RIPK2

3, 960/7, 180

0.76

1.38 × 10^-16

[5]

HLA-DR

3, 960/7, 180

0.67

5.35 × 10^-27

[5]

TNFSF15

3, 960/7, 180

1.37

3.39 × 10^-21

[5]

C13orf31-CCDC122

3, 960/7, 180

1.68

3.72 × 10^-54

[5]

M. tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

-

3, 632/7, 501

1.19

6.8 × 10^-9

[63]

HIV

Viral set point^a

HLA-B

486

9.6%

9.36 × 10^-12

[6]

Viral set point^a

HLA-C

486

6.5%

3.77 × 10^-9

[6]

HBV

Chronic infection

HLA-DP

2, 086/4, 301

1.75

6.34 × 10^-39

[64,65]

^aAnalyzed as a quantitative trait.

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