Augusto DG et al. A common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature. 2023. doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06331-x
Augusto DG, Hollenbach JA. HLA variation and antigen presentation in COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Curr Opin Immunol. 2022 Jun;76:102178. doi: 10.1016/j.coi.2022.102178.
Sabatino JJ Jr, Mittl K, Rowles WM, McPolin K, Rajan JV, Laurie MT, Zamecnik CR, Dandekar R, Alvarenga BD, Loudermilk RP, Gerungan C, Spencer CM, Sagan SA, Augusto DG, Alexander JR, DeRisi JL, Hollenbach JA, Wilson MR, Zamvil SS, Bove R. Multiple sclerosis therapies differentially affect SARS-CoV-2 vaccine-induced antibody and T cell immunity and function. JCI Insight. 2022 Feb 22;7(4). doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.156978.
Vargas LB, Beltrame MH, Ho B, Marin WM, Dandekar R, Montero-Martín G, Fernández-Viña MA, Hurtado AM, Hill KR, Tsuneto LT, Hutz MH, Salzano FM, Petzl-Erler ML, Hollenbach JA, Augusto DG. Remarkably Low KIR and HLA Diversity in Amerindians Reveals Signatures of Strong Purifying Selection Shaping the Centromeric KIR Region. Mol Biol Evol. 2022 Jan 7;39(1):msab298. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab298.
Augusto DG, de Almeida RC, Farias TDJ, Magalhães WCS, Malheiros D, Lima-Costa MF, Barreto ML, Horta BL, Kumar V, Wittig M, Franke A, Busch H, Schmidt E, Roselino AM, Tarazona-Santos E, Boldt ABW, Petzl-Erler ML. Unsuspected Associations of Variants within the Genes NOTCH4 and STEAP2-AS1 Uncovered by a GWAS in Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus. J Invest Dermatol. 2021 Nov;141(11):2741-2744. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.04.017.
Marin WM, Dandekar R, Augusto DG, Yusufali T, Heyn B, Hofmann J, Lange V, Sauter J, Norman PJ, Hollenbach JA. High-throughput Interpretation of Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor Short-read Sequencing Data with PING. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021 Aug 2;17(8):e1008904. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008904.
Amorim LM, Augusto DG, Nemat-Gorgani N, Montero-Martin G, Marin WM, Shams H, Dandekar R, Caillier S, Parham P, Fernández-Viña MA, Oksenberg JR, Norman PJ, Hollenbach JA. High-Resolution Characterization of KIR Genes in a Large North American Cohort Reveals Novel Details of Structural and Sequence Diversity. Front Immunol. 2021 May 7;12:674778. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.674778.
Calonga-Solís V, Amorim LM, Farias TDJ, Petzl-Erler ML, Malheiros D, Augusto DG. Variation in genes implicated in B-cell development and antibody production affects susceptibility to pemphigus. Immunology. 2021 Jan;162(1):58-67. doi: 10.1111/imm.13259.
Anderson KM, Augusto DG, Dandekar R, Shams H, Zhao C, Yusufali T, Montero-Martín G, Marin WM, Nemat-Gorgani N, Creary LE, Caillier S, Mofrad MRK, Parham P, Fernández-Viña M, Oksenberg JR, Norman PJ, Hollenbach JA. Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor Variants Are Associated with Protection from Symptoms Associated with More Severe Course in Parkinson Disease. J Immunol. 2020 Sep 1;205(5):1323-1330. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000144.
Vargas LB, Dourado RM, Amorim LM, Ho B, Calonga-Solís V, Issler HC, Marin WM, Beltrame MH, Petzl-Erler ML, Hollenbach JA, Augusto DG. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in KIR2DL1 Is Associated With HLA-C Expression in Global Populations. Front Immunol. 2020 Aug 21;11:1881. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01881.
Auer ED, Tong HV, Amorim LM, Malheiros D, Hoan NX, Issler HC, Petzl-Erler ML, Beltrame MH, Boldt ABW, Toan NL, Song LH, Velavan TP, Augusto DG. Natural killer cell receptor variants and chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the Vietnamese population. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul;96:541-547. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.033.
Calonga-Solís V, Malheiros D, Beltrame MH, Vargas LB, Dourado RM, Issler HC, Wassem R, Petzl-Erler ML, Augusto DG. Unveiling the Diversity of Immunoglobulin Heavy Constant Gamma (IGHG) Gene Segments in Brazilian Populations Reveals 28 Novel Alleles and Evidence of Gene Conversion and Natural Selection. Front Immunol. 2019 Jun 4;10:1161. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01161.
Augusto DG, Norman PJ, Dandekar R, Hollenbach JA. Fluctuating and Geographically Specific Selection Characterize Rapid Evolution of the Human KIR Region. Front Immunol. 2019 May 17;10:989. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00989.
Hauer V, Risti M, Miranda BLM, da Silva JS, Cidral AL, Pozzi CM, Contieri FLC, Sadissou IA, Donadi EA, Augusto DG, Bicalho MDG. The association of HLA-G polymorphisms and the synergistic effect of sMICA and sHLA-G with chronic kidney disease and allograft acceptance. PLoS One. 2019 Feb 22;14(2):e0212750. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212750.
Castro MS, Issler HC, Gelmini GF, de Miranda BLM, Calonga-Solís V, Schmidt AH, Stein A, Bicalho MDG, Petzl-Erler ML, Augusto DG. High-resolution characterization of 12 classical and non-classical HLA loci in Southern Brazilians. HLA. 2019 Feb;93(2-3):80-88. doi: 10.1111/tan.13488.
Amorim LM, Santos THS, Hollenbach JA, Norman PJ, Marin WM, Dandekar R, Ribeiro EMSF, Petzl-Erler ML, Augusto DG. Cost-effective and fast KIR gene-content genotyping by multiplex melting curve analysis. HLA. 2018 Dec;92(6):384-391. doi: 10.1111/tan.13430.
Issler HC, Amorim LM, Petzl-Erler ML, Carvalho LD, Bezerra HD, Fagundes Júnior J, Gadelha SR, Augusto DG. Southern Bahia, Brazil: KIR gene-content distribution in the highly admixed population from Ilhéus. Hum Immunol. 2018 Dec;79(12):823-824. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2018.09.006.
Amorim LM, van Tong H, Hoan NX, Vargas LB, Ribeiro EMSF, Petzl-Erler ML, Boldt ABW, Toan NL, Song LH, Velavan TP, Augusto DG. KIR-HLA distribution in a Vietnamese population from Hanoi. Hum Immunol. 2018 Feb;79(2):93-100. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2017.11.011.
Augusto DG. The Impact of KIR Polymorphism on the Risk of Developing Cancer: Not as Strong as Imagined? Front Genet. 2016 Jun 28;7:121. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00121.
Augusto DG, Amorim LM, Farias TD, Petzl-Erler ML. KIR and HLA genotyping of Japanese descendants from Curitiba, a city of predominantly European ancestry from Southern Brazil. Hum Immunol. 2016 Apr;77(4):336-7. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2016.01.011.
Augusto DG, Petzl-Erler ML. KIR and HLA under pressure: evidences of coevolution across worldwide populations. Hum Genet. 2015 Sep;134(9):929-40. doi: 10.1007/s00439-015-1579-9.
Augusto DG, O’Connor GM, Lobo-Alves SC, Bass S, Martin MP, Carrington M, McVicar DW, Petzl-Erler ML. Pemphigus is associated with KIR3DL2 expression levels and provides evidence that KIR3DL2 may bind HLA-A3 and A11 in vivo. Eur J Immunol. 2015 Jul;45(7):2052-60. doi: 10.1002/eji.201445324.
Augusto DG, Hollenbach JA, Petzl-Erler ML. A deep look at KIR-HLA in Amerindians: comprehensive meta-analysis reveals limited diversity of KIR haplotypes. Hum Immunol. 2015 Apr;76(4):272-80. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.01.025.
Augusto DG, Piovezan BZ, Tsuneto LT, Callegari-Jacques SM, Petzl-Erler ML. KIR gene content in amerindians indicates influence of demographic factors. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e56755. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056755.
Augusto DG, Zehnder-Alves L, Pincerati MR, Martin MP, Carrington M, Petzl-Erler ML. Diversity of the KIR gene cluster in an urban Brazilian population. Immunogenetics. 2012 Feb;64(2):143-52. doi: 10.1007/s00251-011-0565-1.
Augusto DG, Lobo-Alves SC, Melo MF, Pereira NF, Petzl-Erler ML. Activating KIR and HLA Bw4 ligands are associated to decreased susceptibility to pemphigus foliaceus, an autoimmune blistering skin disease. PLoS One. 2012;7(7):e39991. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039991.
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