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He X, Dong Y. Ankylosis progressive homolog upregulation inhibits cell viability and mineralization during fibroblast ossification by regulating the Wnt/β‑catenin signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 2020; 22:4551-4560. [PMID: 33173993 PMCID: PMC7646822 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ankylosis progressive homolog (ANKH) is associated with fibroblast ossification in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). As the human ANKH gene is poorly characterized relative to its murine counterpart, the aim of the present study was to examine ANKH expression in ligament tissue isolated from patients with AS and the role played by this gene in AS‑associated fibroblast ossification. Fibroblasts were isolated from ligament tissue collected from patients with AS and ligament tissue from individuals with spinal cord fractures, then cultured. Fibroblasts from patients with AS were subsequently transfected with an ANKH overexpression vector, while those collected from individuals with spinal cord fractures were transfected with small interfering RNA specific for ANKH. Cell viability, apoptosis and mineralization were analyzed using MTT assays, flow cytometry and Alizarin Red staining, respectively. Furthermore, ANKH mRNA and protein expression levels were analyzed using reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR and western blotting analysis, respectively. The expression levels of osteogenesis markers, including alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, Runt‑related transcription factor 2, c‑Myc, as well as the β‑catenin signaling protein, were also determined using western blotting. The results of the present study revealed that ANKH protein expression levels were downregulated in AS total ligament tissue extract, compared with spinal fracture ligament. Moreover, the fibroblasts derived from patients with AS exhibited an increased viability and reduced apoptosis rates, compared with the fibroblasts from patients with spinal fracture. Notably, ANKH overexpression inhibited viability, mineralization and ossification, increased the phosphorylation of β‑catenin and downregulated β‑catenin and c‑Myc protein expression levels in fibroblasts from patients with AS. In addition, ANKH overexpression increased the ratio of p‑β‑catenin/β‑catenin in fibroblasts from patients with AS. By contrast, ANKH silencing in fibroblasts from patients with spinal fracture resulted in the opposite effect. In conclusion, the findings of the present study suggested that ANKH may inhibit fibroblast viability, mineralization and ossification, possibly by regulating the Wnt/β‑catenin signaling pathway.
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- Xindong He
- Department of Spinal Surgery, The People's Hospital of Xinchang, Xinchang, Zhejiang 312500, P.R. China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, The People's Hospital of Xinchang, Xinchang, Zhejiang 312500, P.R. China
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Qin X, Zhu B, Jiang T, Tan J, Wu Z, Yuan Z, Zheng L, Zhao J. miR-17-5p Regulates Heterotopic Ossification by Targeting ANKH in Ankylosing Spondylitis. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2019; 18:696-707. [PMID: 31726387 PMCID: PMC6859287 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2019.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized with heterotopic ossification of the axis joints ligaments, resulting in joint disability. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are regulators of mRNAs that play a crucial role in the AS pathological process. Here, we showed that the level of miR-17-5p was significantly higher in fibroblasts and ligament tissues from AS patients as compared to the non-AS individuals. Knockdown of the miR-17-5p from the fibroblasts derived from AS patients exhibited decreased osteogenic differentiation and ossification. On the other hand, AS patient-derived fibroblasts overexpressing miR-17-5p displayed the increased osteogenesis. Furthermore, inhibition of miR-17-5p ameliorated osteophyte formation, and the sacroiliitis phenotype in AS rats received emulsified collagen. Mechanistically, miR-17-5p regulated osteogenic differentiation by targeting the 3ʹ UTR of ankylosis protein homolog (ANKH). Also, downregulation of miR-17-5p slowed AS progression through regulation of cytokines, such as dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In conclusion, our findings reveal a role of the miR-17-5p-ANKH axis in the regulation of heterotopic ossification, which is essential for therapeutic intervention in heterotopic ossification in AS.
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- Xiong Qin
- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine & International Joint Laboratory on Regeneration of Bone and Soft Tissue, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China
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- Department of Bone and Soft Tissue, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China.
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, Guangxi Medical University, 530021 Nanning, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine & International Joint Laboratory on Regeneration of Bone and Soft Tissue, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
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Urolithiasis as an extraarticular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatol Int 2017; 37:1949-1956. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-017-3788-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Matrix stiffness promotes cartilage endplate chondrocyte calcification in disc degeneration via miR-20a targeting ANKH expression. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25401. [PMID: 27142968 PMCID: PMC4855171 DOI: 10.1038/srep25401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The mechanical environment is crucial for intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). However, the mechanisms underlying the regulation of cartilage endplate (CEP) calcification by altered matrix stiffness remain unclear. In this study, we found that matrix stiffness of CEP was positively correlated with the degree of IDD, and stiff matrix, which mimicked the severe degeneration of CEP, promoted inorganic phosphate-induced calcification in CEP chondrocytes. Co-expression analysis of the miRNA and mRNA profiles showed that increasing stiffness resulted in up-regulation of miR-20a and down-regulation of decreased ankylosis protein homolog (ANKH) during inorganic phosphate-induced calcification in CEP chondrocytes. Through a dual luciferase reporter assay, we confirmed that miR-20a directly targets 3'-untranslated regions of ANKH. The inhibition of miR-20a attenuated the calcium deposition and calcification-related gene expression, whereas the overexpression of miR-20a enhanced calcification in CEP chondrocytes on stiff matrix. The rescue of ANKH expression restored the decreased pyrophosphate efflux and inhibited calcification. In clinical samples, the levels of ANKH expression were inversely associated with the degeneration degree of CEP. Thus, our findings demonstrate that the miR-20a/ANKH axis mediates the stiff matrix- promoted CEP calcification, suggesting that miR-20a and ANKH are potential targets in restraining the progression of IDD.
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Suzuki A, Iwata J. Mouse genetic models for temporomandibular joint development and disorders. Oral Dis 2015; 22:33-8. [PMID: 26096083 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a synovial joint essential for hinge and sliding movements of the mammalian jaw. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are dysregulations of the muscles or the TMJ in structure, function, and physiology, and result in pain, limited mandibular mobility, and TMJ noise and clicking. Although approximately 40-70% adults in the USA have at least one sign of TMD, the etiology of TMD remains largely unknown. Here, we highlight recent advances in our understanding of TMD in mouse models.
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- A Suzuki
- Department of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.,Center for Craniofacial Research, UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic & Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Houston, TX, USA.,Center for Craniofacial Research, UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA
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Neuenschwander R, Ciurea A. Gender differences in axial spondyloarthritis. World J Rheumatol 2014; 4:35-43. [DOI: 10.5499/wjr.v4.i3.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Within the concept of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), relevant differences between men and women have been described for patients with the radiographic disease form [ankylosing spondylitis (AS)]. The subjective perception of disease activity (spinal and peripheral pain, fatigue, morning stiffness) has been shown to be higher in female than in male patients. Moreover, women experience more functional limitations and a lower quality of life, despite lower degrees of radiographic spinal damage. Peripheral clinical involvement (arthritis and enthesitis) is, additionally, more predominant in women. On the other hand, a higher level of objective signs of inflammation (C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, magnetic resonance imaging of sacroiliac joints and spine) has been reported in men. Whether these differences might explain the better response to treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents observed in male patients remains unclear. The underlying causes of the discrepancies are still unknown and genetic, environmental, cultural and/or societal factors may be involved. While AS is still more prevalent in men in a ratio of 2-3:1, the prevalence of males and females in patients with axSpA without radiographic sacroiliac damage is similar. Gender differences in this subgroup of patients have not been adequately addressed, and are particularly needed to further validate the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria.
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Tsui FW, Tsui HW, Akram A, Haroon N, Inman RD. The genetic basis of ankylosing spondylitis: new insights into disease pathogenesis. APPLICATION OF CLINICAL GENETICS 2014; 7:105-15. [PMID: 24971029 PMCID: PMC4070859 DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s37325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex disease involving multiple risk factors, both genetic and environmental. AS patients are predominantly young men, and the disease is characterized by inflammation and ankylosis, mainly at the cartilage–bone interface and enthesis. HLA-B27 has been known to be the major AS-susceptibility gene for more than 40 years. Despite advances made in the past few years, progress in the search for non-human leukocyte antigen susceptibility genes has been hampered by the heterogeneity of the disease. Compared to other complex diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), fewer susceptibility loci have been identified in AS. Furthermore, non-major histocompatibility-complex susceptibility loci discovered, such as ERAP1 and IL23R, are likely contributors to joint inflammation. Identification and confirmation of functional variants remains a significant challenge of investigations involving genome-wide association studies (GWAS). It remains unclear why none of the AS-susceptibility genes identified in GWAS appear to be directly involved in the ankylosing process. Numerous reviews have recently been published on the genetics of AS. Therefore, aside from a brief summary of what AS GWAS has successfully achieved thus far, this review will focus on directions that could address unanswered questions raised by GWAS.
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- Florence Wl Tsui
- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network ; Department of Immunology
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- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network
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- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network ; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network ; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network ; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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KORKMAZ CENGIZ, SAYER JOHNA. ANKH and Renal Stone Formation in Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Rheumatol 2012; 39:1756; author reply 1757. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.120161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Braem K, Lories RJ. Insights into the pathophysiology of ankylosing spondylitis: Contributions from animal models. Joint Bone Spine 2012; 79:243-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2011.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Las Heras F, Pritzker KPH, So A, Tsui HW, Chiu B, Inman RD, Tsui FWL. Aberrant chondrocyte hypertrophy and activation of β-catenin signaling precede joint ankylosis in ank/ank mice. J Rheumatol 2012; 39:583-93. [PMID: 22298904 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We assessed the role of Ank in the maintenance of postnatal articular cartilage using the ank/ank mouse (mice homozygous for progressive ankylosis). METHODS We analyzed ank/ank mice and wild-type littermates (8, 12, and 18 weeks old). Sections from decalcified, paraffin-embedded joints were stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Articular chondrocyte size and cartilage thickness were determined using morphometric methods. Immuno-histochemical staining was performed with anticollagen X, antitissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP), and anti-ß-catenin antibodies on fixed joint sections. Axin2 expression in paw joint lysates in wild-type versus ank/ank mice were compared using Western blot analysis. RESULTS In all age groups of normal mice studied, calcified cartilage (CC) chondrocyte areas were significantly larger than those of uncalcified cartilage (UC) chondrocytes. However, similar chondrocyte areas (UC vs CC) were found in 12-week and 18-week-old ank/ank mice, indicating that hypertrophic chondrocytes were present in the UC of these mutant mice. The ank/ank mice showed an increase in CC thickness. The ank/ank UC hypertrophic chondrocytes showed diffuse immuno-reactivity for collagen X and TNAP. Increased ß-catenin activation was demonstrated by nuclear localization of ß-catenin staining in ank/ank chondrocytes. Axin2 expression from paw lysates was downregulated in ank/ank mice. CONCLUSION We identified a previously unrecognized phenotype in the articular cartilage of ank/ank mice: collagen X-positive hypertrophic chondrocytes in the UC. It is possible that consequent to downregulation of axin2 expression, ß-catenin signaling was activated, leading to accelerated chondrocyte maturation and eventual ankylosis in ank/ank joints. Our studies shed new light on the contribution of a key signaling pathway in this model of joint ankylosis.
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Kwon SR. Animal Models of Spondyloarthritis. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2012. [DOI: 10.4078/jrd.2012.19.5.248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Seong-Ryul Kwon
- Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Pimentel-Santos FM, Ligeiro D, Matos M, Mourão AF, Vieira de Sousa E, Pinto P, Ribeiro A, Santos H, Barcelos A, Godinho F, Cruz M, Fonseca JE, Guedes-Pinto H, Trindade H, Brown MA, Branco JC. ANKH and susceptibility to and severity of ankylosing spondylitis. J Rheumatol 2011; 39:131-4. [PMID: 22089454 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Unconfirmed reports describe association of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with several candidate genes including ANKH. Cellular export of inorganic pyrophosphate is regulated by the ANK protein, and mutant mice (ank/ank), which have a premature stop codon in the 3' end of the ank gene, develop severe ankylosis. We tested the association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in these genes and susceptibility to AS in a population of patients with AS. We investigated the role of these genes in terms of functional (BASFI) and metrological (BASMI) measures, and the association with radiological severity (mSASSS). METHODS Our study was conducted on 355 patients with AS and 95 ethnically matched healthy controls. AS was defined according to the modified New York criteria. Four SNP in ANKH (rs27356, rs26307, rs25957, and rs28006) were genotyped. Association analysis was performed using Cochrane-Armitage and linear regression tests for dichotomous and quantitative variables. Analyses of Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), BASFI, and mSASSS were controlled for sex and disease duration. RESULTS None of the 4 markers showed significant single-locus disease associations (p > 0.05), suggesting that ANKH was not a major determinant of AS susceptibility in our population. No association was observed between these SNP and age at symptom onset, BASDAI, BASFI, BASMI, or mSASSS. CONCLUSION These results confirm data in white Europeans that ANKH is probably not a major determinant of susceptibility to AS. ANKH polymorphisms do not markedly influence AS disease severity, as measured by BASMI and mSASSS.
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Couto AR, Zhang Y, Timms A, Bruges-Armas J, Sequeiros J, Brown MA. Investigating ANKH and ENPP1 in Slovakian families with chondrocalcinosis. Rheumatol Int 2011; 32:2745-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2022-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chandran V, Rahman P. Update on the genetics of spondyloarthritis – ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2010; 24:579-88. [PMID: 21035081 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2010.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Végvári A, Szabó Z, Szántó S, Glant TT, Mikecz K, Szekanecz Z. The genetic background of ankylosing spondylitis. Joint Bone Spine 2010; 76:623-8. [PMID: 19541528 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2009.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2008] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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It has long been known that the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is essentially involved in genetic susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The HLA-B27 antigen has been accounted for 20 to 50% of the total genetic risk for this disease. However, susceptibility to AS cannot be fully explained by associations with the MHC. Recent studies including linkage analyses as well as candidate gene and, most recently, genome-wide association studies indicate significant associations of the interleukin-1 gene cluster, interleukin-23 receptor and ARTS1 genes as well as other possible loci with AS. In the murine model of proteoglycan-induced spondylitis, two susceptibility loci termed Pgis1 and Pgis2 were identified. Thus, AS is not a single-gene disease and the involvement of multiple non-MHC genes may account for the individual as well as geographical differences seen in AS.
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- Anikó Végvári
- Department of Rheumatology, Institute of Medicine, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center, 22, Móricz street, Debrecen, H-4032, Hungary
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PAZÁR BORBÁLA, SÁFRÁNY ENIKO, GERGELY PÉTER, SZÁNTÓ SÁNDOR, SZEKANECZ ZOLTÁN, POÓR GYULA. Association ofARTS1Gene Polymorphisms with Ankylosing Spondylitis in the Hungarian Population: The rs27044 Variant Is Associated with HLA-B*2705 Subtype in Hungarian Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Rheumatol 2009; 37:379-84. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Objective.Associations have been found between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and polymorphisms in the aminopeptidase regulator of TNFR1 shedding (ARTS1) gene. We studied the association of 5 polymorphisms within theARTS1gene with AS in Hungarian patients. We also investigated the prevalence of HLA-B27 subtypes in the Hungarian population.Methods.A case-control study including 297 patients with AS and 200 sex and ethnically matched healthy controls was performed. Patients and controls were genotyped for rs27044, rs17482078, rs10050860, rs30187, and rs2287987 single-nucleotide polymorphisms using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allelic discrimination. HLA-B27 subtypes were determined with PCR sequence-specific primer (PCR-SSP) technique.Results.We observed a significant increase in the minor allele frequency of rs27044 (p = 0.001) in the AS group compared to controls. The minor allele frequencies of rs10050860 (p = 0.006) and rs2287987 (p = 0.002) showed a significant decrease in AS patients compared to controls. Haplotype analysis revealed association of 2 ARTS1 haplotypes with AS in the Hungarian population. We found that HLA-B*2705 was the predominant subtype in Hungarians with AS. Carriage of the G allele of rs27044 was significantly associated with the HLA-B*2705 subtype (p = 0.009) in AS patients.Conclusion.We confirmed reported associations ofARTS1gene polymorphisms with AS in a Hungarian cohort study. We found HLA-B*2705 as the predominant subtype in Hungarian AS patients in accord with other studies on Caucasian populations. Our results suggest that theARTS1gene variants together with HLA-B27 strongly contribute to disease susceptibility in patients with AS.
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Branten AJW, de Jong AJL, Janssen M. Familial presentation of bamboo spine, peripheral calcifications, and normal sacroiliac joints. Scand J Rheumatol 2009; 38:156-7. [DOI: 10.1080/03009740802448858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Taurog JD. Animal models of spondyloarthritis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 649:245-54. [PMID: 19731634 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0298-6_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Animal models are available for the study of several different aspects of spondyloarthritis. The models include naturally occurring spontaneous disorders in primates and rodents, spontaneous disorders in transgenic or gene-deleted rodents and induced disorders in rodents. Areas of investigation to which these models contribute include the role HLA-B27, processes of spinal and peripheral joint inflammation and calcification, immune responses to candidate antigens and the role of TNF.
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- Joel D Taurog
- Rheumatic Diseases Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-8884, USA.
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Spondyloarthritis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) and Chondrocalcinosis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0298-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Brown MA. Genomewide Screens in Ankylosing Spondylitis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 649:148-58. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0298-6_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cheng N, Cai Q, Fang M, Duan S, Lin J, Hu J, Chen R, Sun S. No significant association between genetic polymorphisms in the TNAP gene and ankylosing spondylitis in the Chinese Han population. Rheumatol Int 2008; 29:305-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0670-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 07/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The contribution of genes outside the major histocompatibility complex to susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2008; 20:384-91. [PMID: 18525349 DOI: 10.1097/bor.0b013e32830460fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Recent data have presented several new nonmajor histocompatibility complex genes in predisposition to ankylosing spondylitis, which will be summarized here. RECENT FINDINGS A retrospective meta-analysis of three previous whole genome linkage scans confirmed a strong linkage at chromosome 16q and moderate linkage at sites on chromosomes 3, 10, and 19q, and a meta-analysis of studies of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) region genes in ankylosing spondylitis suggested the susceptibility to be conferred by the IL-1A gene. More recently, the use of genotyping chips, derived from the International Hapmap resource, which provides an extensive genomic coverage of large disease cohorts, have made it possible to conduct successful genome-wide association studies. One such study has led to the identification and validation of two new genes, IL23R and ARTS1, in ankylosing spondylitis pathogenesis. SUMMARY A tremendous amount of progress has been made with respect to understanding the genetic basis of ankylosing spondylitis. The recent identification of two new genes, ARTS1 and IL23R, and confirmation of IL-1A association further substantiate that ankylosing spondylitis is determined to a large extent by genes outside the major histocompatibility complex.
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Lee W, Reveille JD, Weisman MH. Women with ankylosing spondylitis: a review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 59:449-54. [PMID: 18311755 DOI: 10.1002/art.23321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Wonuk Lee
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cailotto F, Bianchi A, Sebillaud S, Venkatesan N, Moulin D, Jouzeau JY, Netter P. Inorganic pyrophosphate generation by transforming growth factor-beta-1 is mainly dependent on ANK induction by Ras/Raf-1/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathways in chondrocytes. Arthritis Res Ther 2008; 9:R122. [PMID: 18034874 PMCID: PMC2246241 DOI: 10.1186/ar2330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2007] [Revised: 11/12/2007] [Accepted: 11/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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ANK is a multipass transmembrane protein transporter thought to play a role in the export of intracellular inorganic pyrophosphate and so to contribute to the pathophysiology of chondrocalcinosis. As transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-β1) was shown to favor calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition, we investigated the contribution of ANK to the production of extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (ePPi) by chondrocytes and the signaling pathways involved in the regulation of Ank expression by TGF-β1. Chondrocytes were exposed to 10 ng/mL of TGF-β1, and Ank expression was measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. ePPi was quantified in cell supernatants. RNA silencing was used to define the respective roles of Ank and PC-1 in TGF-β1-induced ePPi generation. Finally, selective kinase inhibitors and dominant-negative/overexpression plasmid strategies were used to explore the contribution of several signaling pathways to Ank induction by TGF-β1. TGF-β1 strongly increased Ank expression at the mRNA and protein levels, as well as ePPi production. Using small interfering RNA technology, we showed that Ank contributed approximately 60% and PC-1 nearly 20% to TGF-β1-induced ePPi generation. Induction of Ank by TGF-β1 required activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway but not of p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase or of protein kinase A. In line with the general protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor calphostin C, Gö6976 (a Ca2+-dependent PKC inhibitor) diminished TGF-β1-induced Ank expression by 60%, whereas a 10% inhibition was observed with rottlerin (a PKCδ inhibitor). These data suggest a regulatory role for calcium in TGF-β1-induced Ank expression. Finally, we demonstrated that the stimulatory effect of TGF-β1 on Ank expression was inhibited by the suppression of the Ras/Raf-1 pathway, while being enhanced by their constitutive activation. Transient overexpression of Smad 7, an inhibitory Smad, failed to affect the inducing effect of TGF-β1 on Ank mRNA level. These data show that TGF-β1 increases ePPi levels, mainly by the induction of the Ank gene, which requires activation of Ras, Raf-1, ERK, and Ca2+-dependent PKC pathways in chondrocytes.
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- Frederic Cailotto
- UMR 7561 CNRS-Nancy-Université, Laboratoire de Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Articulaires, France.
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Association of the MSX2 gene polymorphisms with ankylosing spondylitis in Japanese. J Hum Genet 2008; 53:419-424. [DOI: 10.1007/s10038-008-0265-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2007] [Accepted: 01/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Moochhala SH, Sayer JA, Carr G, Simmons NL. Renal calcium stones: insights from the control of bone mineralization. Exp Physiol 2007; 93:43-9. [PMID: 17911353 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.040790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Extracellular pyrophosphate (PPi) plays a central role in the control of normal bone mineralization since it antagonizes inorganic phosphate in the promotion of hydroxyapatite deposition. Studies using knock-out mice have established the functional importance of PPi generation via nucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterases (NPP) and of PPi transmembrane transport by the progressive ankylosis (ANK) protein. Tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase activity counteracts this by hydrolysis of PPi to inorganic phosphate. The molecular nature and transport function of ANK are reviewed. A close parallel is drawn between the controlled mineralization of bone and the prevention of abnormal calcium crystal deposition within the kidney, especially when concentrated urine is produced. Pyrophosphate is present in urine, and ANK is expressed in the cortical collecting duct where PPi transport to both the tubular lumen and the renal interstitium may occur. Pyrophosphate may also be generated here by nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPD2 and 3) together with NPP1. Alkaline phosphatase activity is restricted to the proximal nephron, remote from these sites of PPi generation, transport and function. The physiological importance of PPi generation and transport in preventing idiopathic calcium renal stone disease and nephrocalcinosis now needs to be established.
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- S H Moochhala
- Epithelial Research Group, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Medical School, Framlington Place, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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Substantive evidence exists that genetic factors play a pivotal role in susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis (AS). HLA-B27 remains the most convincing and universal association of a genetic factor with AS. Over the last decade there has been immense interest in elucidating genetic variants outside the major histocompatibility complex region. Due to larger AS datasets along with recent advancements in the characterization of genetic markers and large-scale genotyping platforms, replicated non-major histocompatibility candidates have now emerged. This article reviews the current evidence regarding the genetics of AS, with an emphasis on the recent major advances, and it discusses the challenges and limitations in interpreting these studies.
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- Proton Rahman
- 154 Le Marchant Road, St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, St. John's, NL, A1C-5B8, Canada.
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Crystal deposition is a very complex process ruled by numerous factors. A small but important proportion of cases of chondrocalcinosis are monogenic, and many of the genes involved have been identified. These genetic findings strongly point to control of the level of extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate as the primary mechanism for their association with either calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate or hydroxyapatite deposition. However, effects on extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate levels do not explain the mechanism of association in all of these monogenic diseases. Further, there are likely to be several as yet unidentified genes that are important in this common condition. This review highlights what genetic studies have demonstrated about the processes involved in these diverse but related disorders.
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Reginato AM, Olsen BR. Genetics and experimental models of crystal-induced arthritis. Lessons learned from mice and men: is it crystal clear? Curr Opin Rheumatol 2007; 19:134-45. [PMID: 17278928 DOI: 10.1097/bor.0b013e328040c00b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW We examine the major genes in mice and humans involved in the pathogenesis of monosodium urate, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate and hydroxyapatite crystal-induced arthritis. RECENT FINDINGS Several genetic causes of renal disease associated with hyperuricemia and gout provide insight into genes involved in renal urate handling. Mutations or polymorphisms in exons 4 and 5 and intron 4 of urate transporter 1 may be independent genetic markers of hyperuricemia and gout. Genetic analysis supports the role of ANKH mutations in calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate-induced arthritis. ANKH gain-of-function mutations were confirmed by functional studies; however, the crystals formed in ATD5 cells were basic calcium phosphate, not calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate, underlying the significance of chondrocyte differentiation state and the factors regulating normal and pathological mineralization. Animal models have implicated a general model of crystal-induced inflammation involving innate immunity through the NALP3 (Natch domain, leucine-rich repeat, and PYD-containing protein 3) inflammasome signaling through the interleukin-1 receptor and its signaling protein myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88. SUMMARY Genetic analysis has elucidated genes responsible for crystal formation and animal models have unveiled mechanisms in the development of crystal-induced arthritis. Future studies will hasten understanding of the pathology of crystal-induced arthritis and provide new therapies.
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- Anthony M Reginato
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Tsui HW, Inman RD, Reveille JD, Tsui FWL. Association of a TNAP haplotype with ankylosing spondylitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:234-43. [PMID: 17195227 DOI: 10.1002/art.22307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To use a candidate gene approach to the identification of genetic markers that are significantly associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS We genotyped 201 multiplex AS families with 1 exonic and 5 intronic single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TNAP, the gene that encodes tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase, and performed family-based association analyses. RESULTS In our cohort of 201 multiplex AS families, the TNAP haplotype rs3767155 (G)/rs3738099 (G)/rs1780329 (T) was significantly associated with AS (P = 0.032 by additive model). Haplotype-Based Association Testing (HBAT) analyses of AS families in which both men and women were affected showed that the same TNAP haplotype was significantly associated with AS (P = 0.002 by additive model). Using setafftrait code 1 0 0 in the HBAT program, testing specifically for affected men in AS families containing affected individuals of both sexes, this TNAP haplotype was also significantly associated with AS (P = 0.001 by additive model). The HBAT -p option (haplotype permutation test) was used to compute the "exact" P value via a Monte Carlo method for each haplotype (haplotype permutation test) and for the minimum observed P value among the haplotypes (whole marker permutation using the minimal P test), and both P values were statistically significant (2-sided P value for haplotype rs3767155 [G]/rs3738099 [G]/rs1780329 [T] = 0.00059, the smallest observed P value among all the individual haplotype scores = 0.003). Interestingly, this haplotype was not associated with AS in affected women from the same families. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the TNAP haplotype rs3767155 (G)/rs3738099 (G)/rs1780329 (T) is a novel genetic marker in men that is significantly associated with AS in multiplex families containing affected individuals of both sexes.
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- Hing Wo Tsui
- Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gurley KA, Reimer RJ, Kingsley DM. Biochemical and genetic analysis of ANK in arthritis and bone disease. Am J Hum Genet 2006; 79:1017-29. [PMID: 17186460 PMCID: PMC1698704 DOI: 10.1086/509881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2006] [Accepted: 09/26/2006] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Mutations in the progressive ankylosis gene (Ank/ANKH) cause surprisingly different skeletal phenotypes in mice and humans. In mice, recessive loss-of-function mutations cause arthritis, ectopic crystal formation, and joint fusion throughout the body. In humans, some dominant mutations cause chondrocalcinosis, an adult-onset disease characterized by the deposition of ectopic joint crystals. Other dominant mutations cause craniometaphyseal dysplasia, a childhood disease characterized by sclerosis of the skull and abnormal modeling of the long bones, with little or no joint pathology. Ank encodes a multiple-pass transmembrane protein that regulates pyrophosphate levels inside and outside tissue culture cells in vitro, but its mechanism of action is not yet clear, and conflicting models have been proposed to explain the effects of the human mutations. Here, we test wild-type and mutant forms of ANK for radiolabeled pyrophosphate-transport activity in frog oocytes. We also reconstruct two human mutations in a bacterial artificial chromosome and test them in transgenic mice for rescue of the Ank null phenotype and for induction of new skeletal phenotypes. Wild-type ANK stimulates saturable transport of pyrophosphate ions across the plasma membrane, with half maximal rates attained at physiological levels of pyrophosphate. Chondrocalcinosis mutations retain apparently wild-type transport activity and can rescue the joint-fusion phenotype of Ank null mice. Craniometaphyseal dysplasia mutations do not transport pyrophosphate and cannot rescue the defects of Ank null mice. Furthermore, microcomputed tomography revealed previously unappreciated phenotypes in Ank null mice that are reminiscent of craniometaphyseal dysplasia. The combination of biochemical and genetic analyses presented here provides insight into how mutations in ANKH cause human skeletal disease.
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- Kyle A Gurley
- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Gurley KA, Chen H, Guenther C, Nguyen ET, Rountree RB, Schoor M, Kingsley DM. Mineral formation in joints caused by complete or joint-specific loss of ANK function. J Bone Miner Res 2006; 21:1238-47. [PMID: 16869722 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.060515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED To reveal the ANK complete loss of function phenotype in mice, we generated conditional and null alleles. Mice homozygous for the null allele exhibited widespread joint mineralization, similar in severity to animals harboring the original ank allele. A delayed yet similar phenotype was observed in mice with joint-specific loss of ANK function. INTRODUCTION The ANK pyrophosphate regulator was originally identified and proposed to play a key role in articular cartilage maintenance based on a single spontaneous mouse mutation (ank) that causes severe generalized arthritis. A number of human mutations have subsequently been reported in the human ortholog (ANKH), some of which produce skull and long bone defects with no apparent defects in joints or articular cartilage. None of the currently known mouse or human mutations clearly eliminate the function of the endogenous gene. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two new Ank alleles were generated using homologous recombination in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells. Joint range of motion assays and muCT studies were used to quantitatively assess phenotypic severity in wildtype, heterozygous, and homozygous mice carrying either the null (Anknull) or original (Ankank) allele. A Gdf5-Cre expressing line was crossed to mice harboring the conditional (Ankfloxp) allele to eliminate ANK function specifically in the joints. Histological stains and beta-galactosidase (LACZ) activity were used to determine the correlation between local loss of ANK function and defective joint phenotypes. RESULTS Anknull/Anknull mice develop severe ectopic postnatal crystal deposition in almost every joint of the body, leading to eventual joint fusion and loss of mobility. The severity of phenotype in these mice is indistinguishable from that of Ankank/Ankank mice. In addition, despite the widespread expression of Ank in many tissues, the specific deletion of Ank in joints also produces joint mineralization and ankylosis. CONCLUSIONS These studies show that ANK function is required locally in joints to inhibit mineral formation and that the Ank gene plays a key role in postnatal maintenance of joint mobility and function.
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- Kyle A Gurley
- Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Adarichev VA, Glant TT. Experimental spondyloarthropathies: Animal models of ankylosing spondylitis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2006; 8:267-74. [PMID: 16839505 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-006-0007-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Spondyloarthropathies (SpAs), including ankylosing spondylitis, are chronic inflammatory diseases of the axial skeleton. Genomic scans of SpA families revealed the overwhelming complexity of the disease, which appears to be under the control of over 20 chromosome loci, including the major SpA gene HLA-B27 within class I of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Animal models confirmed the primary role of MHC in SpA susceptibility and supported the hypothesis that certain enterobacterial infections can trigger SpA. Immunization of mice with proteoglycan aggrecan also can provoke SpA, thus providing the opportunity to study genetic and clinical details of the disease initiation.
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- Vyacheslav A Adarichev
- Rush University Medical Center, Section of Molecular Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Genetic factors provide over 90% of the overall susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis, with about half of the genetic contribution attributed to HLA-B27 and other major histocompatibility complex genes. Recent studies have focused on non-major histocompatibility complex genes. This review is aimed at summarizing the status of major histocompatibility complex and non-major histocompatibility complex genes in ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility, and suggests areas for future studies. RECENT FINDINGS A recent meta-analysis of published scans of ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility has confirmed sites on chromosomes 3q, 6p (the major histocompatibility complex), 10q, 16q and 19q in ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility. Non-major histocompatibility complex candidate gene analyses have confirmed a role for the IL-1 gene complex. The search for other non-major histocompatibility complex candidate genes, however, has been complicated by inadequate power in most previous studies. Innovations in genetic methodologies will allow thorough genome wide linkage disequilibrium mapping studies in large cohorts of patients that will result in the dissection of the genetic susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis. SUMMARY Nearly half of the susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis is provided by major histocompatibility complex genes. Non-major histocompatibility complex genes, most notably the IL-1 gene complex, have been identified and novel technologies promise that a more thorough examination of the rest of the genome will soon elucidate the genetic basis of this disease.
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- John D Reveille
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Breban M, Miceli-Richard C, Zinovieva E, Monnet D, Said-Nahal R. The genetics of spondyloarthropathies. Joint Bone Spine 2006; 73:355-62. [PMID: 16650794 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2005] [Accepted: 11/04/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The spondyloarthropathies constitute a group of inflammatory joint diseases linked by shared characteristics that include a strong common genetic background. Genetic factors include major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, among which HLA-B27 contributes 30% of the overall genetic susceptibility to spondyloarthropathies, and non-MHC genes, none of which have been identified to date. Genome screens have identified regions that may contain susceptibility genes for spondyloarthropathies. In particular, a locus on the long arm of chromosome 9 (9q31-34) was identified by two groups working independently from each other. Studies using the candidate gene approach ruled out a role for most of the tested genes, including CARD15/NOD2. However, several independent groups have reported significant associations between ankylosing spondylitis and the IL-1 gene cluster on the long arm of chromosome 2.
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- Maxime Breban
- Département d'immunologie, institut Cochin, Inserm U567/CNRS UMR8104/IFR116, hôpital Cochin, 27, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The hallmark of ankylosing spondylitis is acute and chronic spinal inflammation initiating in the sacroiliac joints, often coupled with enthesitis, presenting as chronic inflammation at the sites of ligamentous and tendinous insertions into bone. Peripheral joint synovitis can be a prominent feature as well. Reactive arthritis is a sterile synovitis arising after an extra-articular infection of enteric or urogenital tracts. HLA-B27 has been known for about the past 30 years to be associated with ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthritis, but the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthritis is still not well defined. Although the clinical manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis and reactive arthritis may differ, this update discusses the two diseases together and focuses on recent evidence in both. RECENT FINDINGS With respect to HLA-B27 several recent studies address arthritogenic peptides, molecular mimicry, and aberrant forms of B27. Several candidate genes in addition to B27 have been implicated in recent genetic studies. With respect to bacterial infection, recent findings in bacterial antigenicity, host response through interactions of antigen-presenting cells, T cells, and cytokines are providing new understanding of host-pathogen interactions and the pathogenesis of arthritis. Endogenous host factors such as proteoglycans may play a role as autoantigens and contribute to chronic inflammation on that basis. SUMMARY Recent advances provide additional new insights into distinct pathogenetic mechanisms in AS and ReA that arise from a complex interplay between genetic factors including HLA-B27 and environmental factors.
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- Tae-Hwan Kim
- The Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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A great deal of progress has occurred in the past few years in elucidating the causes and designing new treatments for ankylosing spondylitis and other types of spondyloarthritis. In addition to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 and other major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, chromosomal regions and genes elsewhere in the genome are being implicated both in disease susceptibility and severity. The various ways HLA-B27 may function in causing spondyloarthritis now are better understood to encompass not only antigen presentation but also other mechanisms, possibly all being operative in pathogenesis (misfolding of the HLA-B27 molecule, impaired intracellular killing of bacteria, and HLA-B27 itself serving as an autoantigen). Specific enteric and sexually acquired infections can trigger reactive arthritis, though no specific microbe has been identified in other forms of spondyloarthritis. Intestinal inflammation with impairment of the gut:blood barrier may be operative in driving ankylosing spondylitis and enteropathic arthritis. A number of treatments have been tried in spondyloarthritis, including older agents such as methotrexate and sulfasalazine but also newer drugs such as pamindronate. The recent introduction of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers in the treatment of spondyloarthritis has offered the most hope in not only relieving symptoms and signs of both peripheral arthritis and enthesitis but also spinal disease, which often has been refractory to other agents. Their high cost and considerable side effect profile, however, have necessitated the establishment of guidelines for their use in these diseases in order to target the patient in whom they are likely to have the most benefit.
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- John D Reveille
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, USA.
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Zhang Y, Johnson K, Russell RGG, Wordsworth BP, Carr AJ, Terkeltaub RA, Brown MA. Association of sporadic chondrocalcinosis with a -4-basepair G-to-A transition in the 5'-untranslated region of ANKH that promotes enhanced expression of ANKH protein and excess generation of extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 52:1110-7. [PMID: 15818664 DOI: 10.1002/art.20978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Certain mutations in ANKH, which encodes a multiple-pass transmembrane protein that regulates inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) transport, are linked to autosomal-dominant familial chondrocalcinosis. This study investigated the potential for ANKH sequence variants to promote sporadic chondrocalcinosis. METHODS ANKH variants identified by genomic sequencing were screened for association with chondrocalcinosis in 128 patients with severe sporadic chondrocalcinosis or pseudogout and in ethnically matched healthy controls. The effects of specific variants on expression of common markers were evaluated by in vitro transcription/translation. The function of these variants was studied in transfected human immortalized CH-8 articular chondrocytes. RESULTS Sporadic chondrocalcinosis was associated with a G-to-A transition in the ANKH 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) at 4 bp upstream of the start codon (in homozygotes of the minor allele, genotype relative risk 6.0, P = 0.0006; overall genotype association P = 0.02). This -4-bp transition, as well as 2 mutations previously linked with familial and sporadic chondrocalcinosis (+14 bp C-to-T and C-terminal GAG deletion, respectively), but not the French familial chondrocalcinosis kindred 143-bp T-to-C mutation, increased reticulocyte ANKH transcription/ANKH translation in vitro. Transfection of complementary DNA for both the wild-type ANKH and the -4-bp ANKH protein variant promoted increased extracellular PPi in CH-8 cells, but unexpectedly, these ANKH mutants had divergent effects on the expression of extracellular PPi and the chondrocyte hypertrophy marker, type X collagen. CONCLUSION A subset of sporadic chondrocalcinosis appears to be heritable via a -4-bp G-to-A ANKH 5'-UTR transition that up-regulates expression of ANKH and extracellular PPi in chondrocyte cells. Distinct ANKH mutations associated with heritable chondrocalcinosis may promote disease by divergent effects on extracellular PPi and chondrocyte hypertrophy, which is likely to mediate differences in the clinical phenotypes and severity of the disease.
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- Yun Zhang
- Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Our understanding of the causation of the chondrocalcinosis and other disorders characterized by ectopic mineralization is rapidly increasing, and genetic studies have contributed substantially to recent major advances in the field. This review will discuss what is known about the genetics of chondrocalcinosis and what we have learned from genetic studies to date. RECENT FINDINGS Chondrocalcinosis is one of a family of conditions associated with ectopic mineralization. This family also includes disorders of mineralization of bone and spinal and other ligaments, and vascular calcification. There has been increasing evidence of the key role of transport and metabolism of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) in control of mineralization, and as the likely explanation for the association of a variety of genetic variants with chondrocalcinosis and ectopic mineralization elsewhere. This may be an overly simplistic view of this family of conditions, with recent evidence suggesting that, for example, ANKH variants may not all predispose to chondrocalcinosis by effects on PPi transport, but may also influence chondrocyte maturation. SUMMARY Understanding the control of the process of mineralization and its tissue specificity are important steps in the search for rational therapies for these conditions.
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- Yun Zhang
- Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK
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Tsui HW, Inman RD, Paterson AD, Reveille JD, Tsui FWL. ANKH variants associated with ankylosing spondylitis: gender differences. Arthritis Res Ther 2005; 7:R513-25. [PMID: 15899038 PMCID: PMC1174945 DOI: 10.1186/ar1701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2004] [Revised: 01/21/2005] [Accepted: 01/24/2005] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The ank (progressive ankylosis) mutant mouse, which has a nonsense mutation in exon 12 of the inorganic pyrophosphate regulator gene (ank), exhibits aberrant joint ankylosis similar to human ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We previously performed family-based association analyses of 124 Caucasian AS families and showed that novel genetic markers in the 5' flanking region of ANKH (the human homolog of the murine ank gene) are modestly associated with AS. The objective of the present study was to conduct a more extensive evaluation of ANKH variants that are significantly associated with AS and to determine whether the association is gender specific. We genotyped 201 multiplex AS families with nine ANKH intragenetic and two flanking microsatellite markers, and performed family-based association analyses. We showed that ANKH variants located in two different regions of the ANKH gene were associated with AS. Results of haplotype analyses indicated that, after Bonferroni correction, the haplotype combination of rs26307 [C] and rs27356 [C] is significantly associated with AS in men (recessive/dominant model; P = 0.004), and the haplotype combination of rs28006 [C] and rs25957 [C] is significantly associated with AS in women (recessive/dominant model; P = 0.004). A test of interaction identified rs26307 (i.e. the region that was associated in men with AS) as showing a difference in the strength of the association by gender. The region associated with AS in women only showed significance in the test of interaction among the subset of families with affected individuals of both genders. These findings support the concept that ANKH plays a role in genetic susceptibility to AS and reveals a gender-genotype specificity in this interaction.
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- Hing Wo Tsui
- Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Malkin I, Dahm S, Suk A, Kobyliansky E, Toliat M, Ruf N, Livshits G, Nürnberg P. Association of ANKH gene polymorphisms with radiographic hand bone size and geometry in a Chuvasha population. Bone 2005; 36:365-73. [PMID: 15780964 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2004] [Revised: 09/03/2004] [Accepted: 09/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We performed a family-based association study to test the hypothesis that genetic variation at the human orthologue of the mouse progressive ankylosis gene (ANKH) is involved in determining bone size (BS) and bone geometry (BG). The study population comprised 126 nuclear families with 574 adult Chuvashian individuals living in small villages in the Russian Federation. Quantitative bone traits were determined by analyzing plain hand radiographs. Familial correlations for all studied traits revealed a high degree of heritability in this ethnically homogeneous population. Three simple tandem repeat (STR) polymorphisms, one intragenic and two flanking markers, as well as six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were tested. The SNPs were detected by re-sequencing experiments and covered ANKH exons with their flanking splice sites and the promoter region. We used three different transmission disequilibrium tests (TDTs) and obtained multiple significant association signals for all investigated bone traits. Alleles of several markers located at different positions of the ANKH locus, including the promoter, consistently revealed the association. The bone traits tested are closely related to bone fragility suggesting a role for ANKH in osteoporosis.
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- Ida Malkin
- Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Human Population Biology Research Unit, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Costello JC, Ryan LM. Modulation of chondrocyte production of extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2004; 16:268-72. [PMID: 15103256 DOI: 10.1097/00002281-200405000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (ePPi) both inhibits and promotes different forms of pathologic mineralization. Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) deposition results from depressed levels of ePPi while excess levels of ePPi leads to calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition (CPPD) disease. These crystals are also often identified in patients with osteoarthritis, the most prevalent form of arthritis causing significant morbidity. RECENT STUDIES The two primary hypotheses for generation of ePPi, export of inorganic pyrophosphate through the multipass transmembrane protein ANK and generation of ePPi by ectoenzyme activity, continue to be supported and better understood through animal models and study of families with CPPD deposition disease. SUMMARY As the pathophysiology of crystal formation in both articular cartilage and synovial fluid is better understood, the opportunity for prevention and treatment of pathologic mineralization increases. In particular, a more complex understanding of the ank gene, ectoenzyme PC-1, and the transglutaminase enzyme family may eventually translate into therapeutic application for both BCP deposition and CPPD deposition disease.
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- Jill C Costello
- Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
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Spondyloarthritis tends to cluster in families and, to a great extent, is associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27. In fact, the population frequency of spondyloarthritis in most groups is proportional to that of HLA-B27. But the frequency of HLA-B27 in the population-at-large far exceeds that of spondyloarthritis, suggesting other genetic factors also are operative. Other major histocompatibility complex genes have been implicated, especially HLA-DR, though linkage to HLA-B27 confounds the analysis of this in many studies. Genome-wide scans have implicated regions on chromosomes 2q, 6p, 6q, 10q, 11q, 16q, 17q, and 19q in ankylosing spondylitis, on 4, 6p, and 17q in psoriasis, and on 7q and 16q in inflammatory bowel disease. The search for non-major histocompatibility complex candidate genes has been complicated by inadequate power, because of the small effect they exert on overall disease susceptibility, although recent studies are revealing promising candidates that must be confirmed by other groups.
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- John D Reveille
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center at Houston, MSB 5.270, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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