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Salivary Biomarkers in Systemic Sclerosis Disease. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:3921247. [PMID: 29721505 PMCID: PMC5867662 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3921247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is frequently detected at an advanced stage due to diagnosis difficulties. Salivary biomarkers, if existing, could be used for predictive diagnosis of this disease. Human saliva contains a large number of proteins that can be used for diagnosis and are of great potential in clinical research. The use of proteomic analysis to characterize whole saliva (WS) in SSc has gained an increasing attention in the last years and the identification of salivary proteins specific for SSc could lead to early diagnosis or new therapeutic targets. This review will present an overview about the use of WS in SSc studies. The proteomic technologies currently used for global identification of salivary proteins in SSc, as well as the advantages and limitations for the use of WS as a diagnostic tool, will be presented.
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Lack of association between STAT4 rs7574865 polymorphism and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis in Southwest Iran. Meta Gene 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Kamal A, Elgengehy FT, EL Dakrony ALHM. Study of urotensin-2 (T21M and S89N) gene polymorphisms in systemic sclerosis. Meta Gene 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mgene.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Jung S, Martin T, Schmittbuhl M, Huck O. The spectrum of orofacial manifestations in systemic sclerosis: a challenging management. Oral Dis 2016; 23:424-439. [PMID: 27196369 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare multisystem connective tissue disorder characterized by the triad fibrosis, vasculopathy and immune dysregulation. This chronic disease has a significant impact on the orofacial region that is involved in more than two-thirds of the cases. SSc patients can show a wide array of oral manifestations, which are usually associated with a severe impairment of the quality of life. They often present a decreased the salivary flow and a reduced mouth opening that contribute substantially to the worsening of the oral health status. Therefore, SSc patients require specific and multidisciplinary interventions that should be initiated as early as possible. The identification of specific radiological and clinical signs at the early stage will improve the management of such patients. This study reviews the wide spectrum of orofacial manifestations associated with SSc and suggests clues for the oral management that remains challenging.
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- S Jung
- Pôle de Médecine et de Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaires, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.,Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Strasbourg, France.,Center of Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI), Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany
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- Service d'Immunologie Clinique, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.,Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, France.,CNRS UPR 3572 'Immunopathologie et Chimie Thérapeutique', Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IBMC), Strasbourg, France
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- Faculté de Médecine Dentaire, Université de Montréal, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Pôle de Médecine et de Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaires, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.,Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Strasbourg, France.,INSERM, UMR 1109 'Osteoarticular and Dental Regenerative Nanomedicine', Faculté de Médecine, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg (FMTS), France
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease that occurs in a genetically susceptible host. Genetic studies performed so far reveal that multiple genetic loci contribute to disease susceptibility in SSc. The purpose of this review is to discuss the current knowledge of genetics in SSc by exploring the observational evidence, the different genetic studies, and their modalities as well as the most relevant genes discovered by these. The importance of gene expression variation and the different mechanisms that govern it, including the recently discovered field of epigenetics, are also explored, with an emphasis on microRNA.
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- Gloria Salazar
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.270, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.270, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Dagenais M, MacDonald D, Baron M, Hudson M, Tatibouet S, Steele R, Gravel S, Mohit S, El Sayegh T, Pope J, Fontaine A, Masseto A, Matthews D, Sutton E, Thie N, Jones N, Copete M, Kolbinson D, Markland J, Nogueira-Filho G, Robinson D, Gornitsky M. The Canadian Systemic Sclerosis Oral Health Study IV: oral radiographic manifestations in systemic sclerosis compared with the general population. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2015; 120:104-11. [PMID: 25959972 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2014] [Revised: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare oral radiologic abnormalities associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) against abnormalities in the general population. STUDY DESIGN Patients with SSc and healthy controls were enrolled in a multi-site cross-sectional study. Included in the radiology examination were a panoramic radiograph, four bitewings, and an anterior mandibular periapical radiograph. Radiographs were evaluated by two oral and maxillofacial radiologists tested for interobserver and intraobserver reliability. Chi-squared tests, Fisher exact tests, and Mann Whitney U tests were used to summarize the radiologic manifestations of patients and controls. RESULTS We assessed 163 SSc patients and 231 controls. Widening of the periodontal ligament space (PLS) (P < .001), with higher percentage of teeth with PLS widening (P < .001), was significantly more frequent in patients with SSc than in controls. The most significant differences between the two groups were found in the molars and premolars (P < .001). Moreover, 26% of the patients with SSc had a periapical PLS greater than 0.19 mm compared with 13% of the controls (P = .003). Patients with SSc had significantly more erosions compared with controls (14.5% vs. 3.6%; P < .001), mostly in the condyles (P = .022), coronoid processes (P = .005) and other locations (P = .012). CONCLUSION Patients with SSc had more teeth with PLS widening and erosions of the mandible compared with controls.
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- Marie Dagenais
- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, 2001 McGill College Avenue, Suite 500, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G1
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, University of British Columbia, Room 380, J.B. Macdonald Building, 2199 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote-Ste-Catherine, A-725, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2; Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, MUHC-MGH, Room A6.123, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote-Ste-Catherine, A-725, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2; Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, MUHC-MGH, Room A6.123, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4
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- Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2
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- Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Burnside Hall, Room 1005, 805 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B9
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote-Ste-Catherine, A-725, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2
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- Department of Dentistry, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote-Ste-Catherine, A-024, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2
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- School of Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, Dental Sciences Building, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario N6A 5C1
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, Room 3700, Clinical Skills Building, London, Ontario N6A 5C1
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- Dentistry, Clinique Dentaire Ayotte et associées, 91 Rue Peel, bureau 300, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 4J9
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- Department of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e avenue Nord Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5N4
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dentistry Building, Dalhousie University 5981 University Avenue, PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
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- Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, 1459 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2
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- Division of Oro-facial Pain, School of Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 5th Floor, 11405-87 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1 C9
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, 5th Floor, 11405 - 87 Avenue NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1C9
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- Department of Pathology, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, 174 Dental Clinic Building, 105 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E4
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- Department of Pathology, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, 174 Dental Clinic Building, 105 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E4
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- Division of Rheumatology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 5 D40 Health Sciences Building, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, D 212, 780 Bannatyne Avenue, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2; Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 124 Edward Street, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1G6
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- Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 260 Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3P5
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- Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, 2001 McGill College Avenue, Suite 500, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G1; Department of Dentistry, SMBD Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote-Ste-Catherine, A-024, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2.
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Assassi S, Radstake TRDJ, Mayes MD, Martin J. Genetics of scleroderma: implications for personalized medicine? BMC Med 2013; 11:9. [PMID: 23311619 PMCID: PMC3568008 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Significant advances have been made in understanding the genetic basis of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) in recent years. Can these discoveries lead to individualized monitoring and treatment? Besides robustly replicated genetic susceptibility loci, several genes have been recently linked to various systemic sclerosis disease manifestations. Furthermore, inclusion of genetic studies in design and analysis of drug trials could lead to development of genetic biomarkers that predict treatment response. Future genetic studies in well-characterized systemic sclerosis cohorts paired with advanced analytic approaches can lead to development of genetic biomarkers for targeted diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in systemic sclerosis.
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- Shervin Assassi
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Sticherling M. Systemic sclerosis-dermatological aspects. Part 1: Pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical findings. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2012; 10:705-18; quiz 716. [PMID: 22913330 DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2012.07999.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Systemic sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory multiorgan disease belonging to the group of collagen-vascular disorders. With a prevalence of 10/100,000 inhabitants it may be regarded a rather rare disease. Its etiology and pathogenesis have still not been elucidated in detail, especially with regard to the differential involvement of skin and the cause of the clinically heterogeneous disease courses. Various components of the vasculature, connective tissue as well as the immune system are involved in a yet unknown sequence and significance. Patients need to be cared for in an interdisciplinary fashion depending on the individual organ involvement. Apart from the skin, the heart, kidneys and lungs are mainly affected in addition to frequent gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal symptoms. Clinically two distinct subsets may be separated, acral (also termed limited) and diffuse scleroderma, which are characterized by anti-centromere and anti-Scl-70/topoisomerase-1 antibodies, respectively. Recent data demonstrate a poor prognosis even in limited disease when pulmonary arterial hypertension develops at an early stage. In diffuse disease sudden and rapid onset will result in a sclerosis of major internal organs and early death in many cases.
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- Michael Sticherling
- Department of Dermatology, University of Erlangen, Ulmenweg 18, Erlangen, Germany.
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Bossini-Castillo L, Simeon CP, Beretta L, Broen JC, Vonk MC, Ríos-Fernández R, Espinosa G, Carreira P, Camps MT, Castillo MJ, González-Gay MA, Beltrán E, Carmen Freire MD, Narváez J, Tolosa C, Witte T, Kreuter A, Schuerwegh AJ, Hoffmann-Vold AM, Hesselstrand R, Lunardi C, van Laar JM, Chee MM, Herrick A, Koeleman BP, Denton CP, Fonseca C, Radstake TR, Martin J. A multicenter study confirms CD226 gene association with systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary fibrosis. Arthritis Res Ther 2012; 14:R85. [PMID: 22531499 PMCID: PMC3446459 DOI: 10.1186/ar3809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction CD226 genetic variants have been associated with a number of autoimmune diseases and recently with systemic sclerosis (SSc). The aim of this study was to test the influence of CD226 loci in SSc susceptibility, clinical phenotypes and autoantibody status in a large multicenter European population. Methods A total of seven European populations of Caucasian ancestry were included, comprising 2,131 patients with SSc and 3,966 healthy controls. Three CD226 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs763361, rs3479968 and rs727088, were genotyped using Taqman 5'allelic discrimination assays. Results Pooled analyses showed no evidence of association of the three SNPs, neither with the global disease nor with the analyzed subphenotypes. However, haplotype block analysis revealed a significant association for the TCG haplotype (SNP order: rs763361, rs34794968, rs727088) with lung fibrosis positive patients (PBonf = 3.18E-02 OR 1.27 (1.05 to 1.54)). Conclusion Our data suggest that the tested genetic variants do not individually influence SSc susceptibility but a CD226 three-variant haplotype is related with genetic predisposition to SSc-related pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Lara Bossini-Castillo
- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, Granada, 18100, Spain.
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Martin JE, Broen JC, Carmona FD, Teruel M, Simeon CP, Vonk MC, van 't Slot R, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Vicente E, Fonollosa V, Ortego-Centeno N, González-Gay MA, García-Hernández FJ, de la Peña PG, Carreira P, Voskuyl AE, Schuerwegh AJ, van Riel PLCM, Kreuter A, Witte T, Riemekasten G, Airo P, Scorza R, Lunardi C, Hunzelmann N, Distler JHW, Beretta L, van Laar J, Chee MM, Worthington J, Herrick A, Denton C, Tan FK, Arnett FC, Assassi S, Fonseca C, Mayes MD, Radstake TRDJ, Koeleman BPC, Martin J. Identification of CSK as a systemic sclerosis genetic risk factor through Genome Wide Association Study follow-up. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:2825-35. [PMID: 22407130 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is complex autoimmune disease affecting the connective tissue; influenced by genetic and environmental components. Recently, we performed the first successful genome-wide association study (GWAS) of SSc. Here, we perform a large replication study to better dissect the genetic component of SSc. We selected 768 polymorphisms from the previous GWAS and genotyped them in seven replication cohorts from Europe. Overall significance was calculated for replicated significant SNPs by meta-analysis of the replication cohorts and replication-GWAS cohorts (3237 cases and 6097 controls). Six SNPs in regions not previously associated with SSc were selected for validation in another five independent cohorts, up to a total of 5270 SSc patients and 8326 controls. We found evidence for replication and overall genome-wide significance for one novel SSc genetic risk locus: CSK [P-value = 5.04 × 10(-12), odds ratio (OR) = 1.20]. Additionally, we found suggestive association in the loci PSD3 (P-value = 3.18 × 10(-7), OR = 1.36) and NFKB1 (P-value = 1.03 × 10(-6), OR = 1.14). Additionally, we strengthened the evidence for previously confirmed associations. This study significantly increases the number of known putative genetic risk factors for SSc, including the genes CSK, PSD3 and NFKB1, and further confirms six previously described ones.
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Bossini-Castillo L, Martin JE, Broen J, Gorlova O, Simeón CP, Beretta L, Vonk MC, Callejas JL, Castellví I, Carreira P, García-Hernández FJ, Fernández Castro M, Coenen MJH, Riemekasten G, Witte T, Hunzelmann N, Kreuter A, Distler JHW, Koeleman BP, Voskuyl AE, Schuerwegh AJ, Palm Ø, Hesselstrand R, Nordin A, Airó P, Lunardi C, Scorza R, Shiels P, van Laar JM, Herrick A, Worthington J, Denton C, Tan FK, Arnett FC, Agarwal SK, Assassi S, Fonseca C, Mayes MD, Radstake TRDJ, Martin J. A GWAS follow-up study reveals the association of the IL12RB2 gene with systemic sclerosis in Caucasian populations. Hum Mol Genet 2011; 21:926-33. [PMID: 22076442 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddr522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at the IL12RB2 locus showed a suggestive association signal in a previously published genome-wide association study (GWAS) in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Aiming to reveal the possible implication of the IL12RB2 gene in SSc, we conducted a follow-up study of this locus in different Caucasian cohorts. We analyzed 10 GWAS-genotyped SNPs in the IL12RB2 region (2309 SSc patients and 5161 controls). We then selected three SNPs (rs3790567, rs3790566 and rs924080) based on their significance level in the GWAS, for follow-up in an independent European cohort comprising 3344 SSc and 3848 controls. The most-associated SNP (rs3790567) was further tested in an independent cohort comprising 597 SSc patients and 1139 controls from the USA. After conditional logistic regression analysis of the GWAS data, we selected rs3790567 [P(MH)= 1.92 × 10(-5) odds ratio (OR) = 1.19] as the genetic variant with the firmest independent association observed in the analyzed GWAS peak of association. After the first follow-up phase, only the association of rs3790567 was consistent (P(MH)= 4.84 × 10(-3) OR = 1.12). The second follow-up phase confirmed this finding (P(χ2) = 2.82 × 10(-4) OR = 1.34). After performing overall pooled-analysis of all the cohorts included in the present study, the association found for the rs3790567 SNP in the IL12RB2 gene region reached GWAS-level significant association (P(MH)= 2.82 × 10(-9) OR = 1.17). Our data clearly support the IL12RB2 genetic association with SSc, and suggest a relevant role of the interleukin 12 signaling pathway in SSc pathogenesis.
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- Lara Bossini-Castillo
- Instituto de ParasitologÍa y Biomedicina López-Neyra, IPBLN-CSIC, Granada 18100, Spain.
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PEHLIVAN YAVUZ, GOGEBAKAN BULENT, OZTUZCU SERDAR, OZGEN METIN, CETIN GÖZDEYILDIRIM, BAYRAKTAR RECEP, CENGIZ BEYHAN, KISACIK BUNYAMIN, KOCA SULEYMANSERDAR, DONMEZ SALIM, SAYARLIOGLU MEHMET, DEMIRYUREK ABDULLAHT, ONAT AHMETMESUT. Association Between Thr21Met and Ser89Asn Polymorphisms of the Urotensin II Gene and Systemic Sclerosis. J Rheumatol 2011; 39:106-11. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Objective.Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune chronic fibrotic disorder. Urotensin II (U-II) is predominantly a vasoactive peptide with fibrotic and prothrombotic features. Like endothelin-1 (ET-1), U-II could play an important role in SSc pathogenesis. We evaluated the possible role of the U-II gene polymorphisms (Thr21Met and Ser89Asn) in the genetic susceptibility to SSc in a Turkish population.Methods.A total of 189 patients with SSc and 205 healthy controls were enrolled in our study. We analyzed the genotype and allele frequencies of the U-II (UTS2) gene polymorphisms Thr21Met and Ser89Asn in patients with SSc and in controls.Results.We found that the Thr21Met polymorphism of the UTS2 gene was markedly associated with the risk of developing SSc (p < 0.0001), but there was no relationship between the Ser89Asn polymorphism and SSc (p > 0.05). Two haplotypes (MS and TS) were markedly associated with SSc (p < 0.05). There were significant associations between the genotype and allele frequencies of UTS2 gene Thr21Met polymorphism and cases with diffuse or limited SSc, systemic or lung involvement, finger flexion deformity, pitting scars at the fingertips, positive anticentromere, or positive antitopoisomerase 1 antibody groups.Conclusion.Our study shows the association between Thr21Met, but not Ser89Asn, in the UTS2 gene and SSc. The results strongly suggest that this single-nucleotide polymorphism may be an important risk factor in the development of SSc, and a powerful indicator of severe skin and lung involvement in patients with SSc.
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The autoimmune disease-associated IL2RA locus is involved in the clinical manifestations of systemic sclerosis. Genes Immun 2011; 13:191-6. [DOI: 10.1038/gene.2011.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Carmona FD, Gutala R, Simeón CP, Carreira P, Ortego-Centeno N, Vicente-Rabaneda E, García-Hernández FJ, García de la Peña P, Fernández-Castro M, Martínez-Estupiñán L, Egurbide MV, Tsao BP, Gourh P, Agarwal SK, Assassi S, Mayes MD, Arnett FC, Tan FK, Martín J. Novel identification of the IRF7 region as an anticentromere autoantibody propensity locus in systemic sclerosis. Ann Rheum Dis 2011; 71:114-9. [PMID: 21926187 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Systemic sclerosis (SSc) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are related chronic autoimmune diseases of complex aetiology in which the interferon (IFN) pathway plays a key role. Recent studies have reported an association between IRF7 and SLE which confers a risk to autoantibody production. A study was undertaken to investigate whether the IRF7 genomic region is also involved in susceptibility to SSc and the main clinical features. METHODS Two case-control sets of Caucasian origin from the USA and Spain, comprising a total of 2316 cases of SSc and 2347 healthy controls, were included in the study. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PHRF1-IRF7-CDHR5 locus were genotyped using TaqMan allelic discrimination technology. A meta-analysis was performed to test the overall effect of these genetic variants on SSc. RESULTS Four out of five analysed SNPs were significantly associated with the presence of anticentromere autoantibodies (ACA) in the patients with SSc in the combined analysis (rs1131665: p(FDR)=6.14 × 10(-4), OR=0.78; rs4963128: p(FDR)=6.14 × 10(-4), OR=0.79; rs702966: p(FDR)=3.83 × 10(-3), OR=0.82; and rs2246614: p(FDR)=3.83 × 10(-3), OR=0.83). Significant p values were also obtained when the disease was tested globally; however, the statistical significance was lost when the ACA-positive patients were excluded from the study, suggesting that these associations rely on ACA positivity. Conditional logistic regression and allelic combination analyses suggested that the functional IRF7 SNP rs1131665 is the most likely causal variant. CONCLUSIONS The results show that variation in the IRF7 genomic region is associated with the presence of ACA in patients with SSc, supporting other evidence that this locus represents a common risk factor for autoantibody production in autoimmune diseases.
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- F David Carmona
- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Parque Tecnológico Ciencias de Salud, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n 18100-Armilla, Granada, Spain.
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