Table 1. Sixteen HIV amino acid (AA) positions where Shannon entropy was significantly associated with viral load (VL).
Gene | AA position | Effect size (95% CI) | p-value | Mean Shannon entropy | CTL epitope coordinates (HLA alleles) a |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pol | 34 | 0.229 (0.129–0.330) | 7.53×10−6 | 0.10 | |
Pol | 75 | 0.262 (0.156–0.369) | 1.32×10−6 | 0.07 | |
Pol | 97 | 0.221 (0.143–0.298) | 3.15×10−8 | 0.19 | 90–98 (B*44) |
Pol | 195 | 0.161 (0.089–0.233) | 1.09×10−5 | 0.28 | 188–198 (C*01:02) |
Pol | 329 | 0.263 (0.146–0.380) | 1.02×10−5 | 0.07 | 328–336 (A*30:02, C*12:02) |
Pol | 441 | 0.338 (0.213–0.463) | 1.33×10−7 | 0.09 | |
Env | 32 | 0.168 (0.095–0.240) | 5.96×10−6 | 0.22 | 31–39 (B*18:01,B*44); 31–40 (B*44:02) |
Env | 87 | 0.136 (0.076–0.196) | 8.71×10−6 | 0.34 | |
Env | 102 | 0.340 (0.193–0.487) | 6.03×10−6 | 0.06 | |
Env | 240 | 0.162 (0.090–0.234) | 1.03×10−5 | 0.23 | |
Env | 336 | 0.168 (0.098–0.237) | 2.41×10−6 | 0.34 | |
Env | 453 | 0.400 (0.246–0.555) | 4.17×10−7 | 0.07 | |
Env | 674 | 0.246 (0.147–0.345) | 1.36×10−6 | 0.18 | |
Env | 775 | 0.353 (0.192–0.513) | 1.70×10−5 | 0.07 | 770–780 (A*03:01, A*30:01) |
Env | 812 | 0.274 (0.149–0.399) | 1.78×10−5 | 0.10 | 805–814 (B*40:01) |
Nef | 15 | 0.210 (0.119–0.301) | 6.50×10−6 | 0.22 | 13–20 (B*08:01) |
a CTL epitope reference: https://www.hiv.lanl.gov/content/immunology/tables/optimal_ctl_summary.html