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Sîrbe C, Badii M, Crişan TO, Bența G, Grama A, Joosten LAB, Rednic S, Pop TL. Detection of Novel Biomarkers in Pediatric Autoimmune Hepatitis by Proteomic Profiling. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087479. [PMID: 37108648 PMCID: PMC10141667 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is characterized by immune-mediated hepatocyte injury resulting in the destruction of liver cells, causing inflammation, liver failure, and fibrosis. Pediatric (AIH) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that usually requires immunosuppression for an extended period. Frequent relapses after treatment discontinuation demonstrate that current therapies do not control intrahepatic immune processes. This study describes targeted proteomic profiling data in patients with AIH and controls. A total of 92 inflammatory and 92 cardiometabolic plasma markers were assessed for (i) pediatric AIH versus controls, (ii) AIH type 1 versus type 2, (iii) AIH and AIH-autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis overlapping syndrome and (iv) correlations with circulating vitamin D levels in AIH. A total of 16 proteins showed a nominally significant differential abundance in pediatric patients with AIH compared to controls. No clustering of AIH subphenotypes based on all protein data was observed, and no significant correlation of vitamin D levels was observed for the identified proteins. The proteins that showed variable expression include CA1, CA3, GAS6, FCGR2A, 4E-BP1 and CCL19, which may serve as potential biomarkers for patients with AIH. CX3CL1, CXCL10, CCL23, CSF1 and CCL19 showed homology to one another and may be coexpressed in AIH. CXCL10 seems to be the central intermediary link for the listed proteins. These proteins were involved in relevant mechanistic pathways for liver diseases and immune processes in AIH pathogenesis. This is the first report on the proteomic profile of pediatric AIH. The identified markers could potentially lead to new diagnostic and therapeutic tools. Nevertheless, considering the complex pathogenesis of AIH, more extensive studies are warranted to replicate and validate the present study's findings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Claudia Sîrbe
- 2nd Pediatric Discipline, Department of Mother and Child, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2nd Pediatric Clinic, Center of Expertise in Pediatric Liver Rare Disorders, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, 400177 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Medical Genetics, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- 2nd Pediatric Discipline, Department of Mother and Child, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2nd Pediatric Clinic, Center of Expertise in Pediatric Liver Rare Disorders, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, 400177 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2nd Pediatric Discipline, Department of Mother and Child, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2nd Pediatric Clinic, Center of Expertise in Pediatric Liver Rare Disorders, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, 400177 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology Department, Emergency County Hospital Cluj, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Rheumatology Discipline, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2nd Pediatric Discipline, Department of Mother and Child, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2nd Pediatric Clinic, Center of Expertise in Pediatric Liver Rare Disorders, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, 400177 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Higuchi T, Oka S, Furukawa H, Nakamura M, Komori A, Abiru S, Nagaoka S, Hashimoto S, Naganuma A, Naeshiro N, Yoshizawa K, Shimada M, Nishimura H, Tomizawa M, Kikuchi M, Makita F, Yamashita H, Ario K, Yatsuhashi H, Tohma S, Kawasaki A, Ohira H, Tsuchiya N, Migita K. Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism upstream of ICOS with Japanese autoimmune hepatitis type 1. J Hum Genet 2016; 62:481-484. [PMID: 27974812 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2016.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Revised: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an uncommon chronic autoimmune liver disease. Several studies reported the association of polymorphisms between CD28, CTLA4 and ICOS gene cluster in 2q33.2 with autoimmune or inflammatory diseases. The previous genome-wide association study on type 1 AIH in a European population has reported a risk G allele of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs4325730, in this region. Here, we conducted an association study of this SNP with type 1 AIH in a Japanese population, as a replication study.An association study of rs4325730 was conducted in 343 Japanese AIH patients and 315 controls.We found that rs4325730 is associated with AIH (P=0.0173, odds ratio (OR) 1.30, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.05-1.62, under the allele model for G allele, P=0.0070, OR 1.62, 95% CI 1.14-2.31, under the dominant model for G allele). This SNP was strongly associated with definite AIH (P=0.0134, OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.07-1.74; under allele model for G, P=0.0035, OR 1.85, 95% CI 1.22-2.81, under dominant model for G).This is the first replication association study of rs4325730 upstream of ICOS with AIH in the Japanese population and rs4325730G is a risk allele.
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- Takashi Higuchi
- Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan.,NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan.,NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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- Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan.,NHO-AIH study group, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
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Yang Y, Su X, Zhang K, Zhou R. The Fc receptor-like 3 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to autoimmune diseases: An updated meta-analysis. Autoimmunity 2013; 46:547-58. [DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2013.835804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Umemura T, Zen Y, Hamano H, Joshita S, Ichijo T, Yoshizawa K, Kiyosawa K, Ota M, Kawa S, Nakanuma Y, Tanaka E. Clinical significance of immunoglobulin G4-associated autoimmune hepatitis. J Gastroenterol 2011; 46 Suppl 1:48-55. [PMID: 20862498 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-010-0323-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-associated autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a recently identified and possibly new disease entity. However, the epidemiology and clinical features of IgG4-associated AIH remain uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the clinical, serological, and histological characteristics of IgG4-associated AIH. METHODS We examined the clinical features, serum IgG4 concentration, liver biopsy histology, and IgG4-bearing plasma cell infiltration of 60 patients with type 1 AIH and 22 patients with autoimmune pancreatitis. RESULTS High serum IgG4 concentration (≥ 135 mg/dL) and IgG4-bearing plasma cell infiltration in the liver (≥ 10/high-power fields [HPFs]) were found in 2 of the 60 (3.3%) patients with type 1 AIH. These patients had high serum levels of IgE, giant cell change, and rosette formation in the liver. Although corticosteroid therapy reduced the serum IgG4 concentration and normalized liver enzymes and histology, one patient developed IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis after 5 years of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Because IgG4-associated AIH was found in over 3% of Japanese patients with type 1 AIH in our cohort, further studies are needed on this possible new disease entity and its impact on the diagnostic guidelines of AIH.
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- Takeji Umemura
- Division of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan.
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Wu H, Yang LH, Zuo J, Liang YL, Li PQ, Liu W, Xie XD. Fc receptor–like 3 gene polymorphisms confer susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis in a Chinese population. Hum Immunol 2010; 71:1203-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2010.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2010] [Revised: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kochi Y, Suzuki A, Yamada R, Yamamoto K. Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis: Underlying evidence of ethnic differences. J Autoimmun 2009; 32:158-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2009.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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You Y, Wang Z, Deng G, Hao F. Lack of association between Fc receptor-like 3 gene polymorphisms and systemic lupus erythematosus in Chinese population. J Dermatol Sci 2008; 52:118-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2008.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2008] [Revised: 04/18/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Umemura T, Ota M, Yoshizawa K, Katsuyama Y, Ichijo T, Tanaka E, Kiyosawa K. Association of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms with type 1 autoimmune hepatitis in Japanese. Hepatol Res 2008; 38:689-95. [PMID: 18371160 DOI: 10.1111/j.1872-034x.2008.00337.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIM Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the liver. Although the HLA DR4 allele is associated with type 1 AIH in Japanese, the exact genetic etiology of AIH remains undefined. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) is an inhibitory receptor expressed by T-cells that acts largely as a negative regulator of T-cell responses, and polymorphisms of CTLA4 have been reported to be associated with susceptibility to various autoimmune diseases. Therefore, we sought to clarify whether CTLA4 single-nucleotide polymorphisms are associated with disease susceptibility in Japanese patients with type 1 AIH. METHODS We genotyped 76 patients with AIH and 100 ethically matched controls for allelic determinants using TaqMan genotyping assays at four polymorphism sites: -1722 and -318 in the promoter; +49 in exon 1 and +6230 in the 3' untranslated region. RESULTS We observed no difference in the distribution of the alleles, genotypes, or haplotypes between patients and controls. Compared with -1722 C/C patients, -1722 T/T patients were younger (56 vs. 63 years; P = 0.01) and had significantly lower serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase (313 vs. 763 IU/L; P = 0.031) and bilirubin (1.1 vs. 8.6 mg/dL; P = 0.027). Analysis of allelic frequencies revealed no significant difference between patients with and without the HLA DR4 allele. CONCLUSION These data suggest that the CTLA4 polymorphism is not associated with susceptibility to type 1 AIH in the Japanese population.
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- Takeji Umemura
- Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Umemura T, Ota M, Hamano H, Katsuyama Y, Muraki T, Arakura N, Kawa S, Kiyosawa K. Association of autoimmune pancreatitis with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients. Am J Gastroenterol 2008; 103:588-94. [PMID: 18341485 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01750.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is characterized by high serum IgG4 concentrations, lymphoplasmacytic inflammation, and a favorable response to corticosteroid treatment. Although the HLA DRB1*0405-DQB1*0401 haplotype and Fc receptor-like 3 polymorphisms have been associated with AIP, the role of other genetic factors is largely unknown. As cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) polymorphisms have recently been linked with several autoimmune diseases, we sought to determine if CTLA4 polymorphisms and serum sCTLA4 levels were associated with AIP as well. METHODS Five CTLA4 polymorphisms, located at -1722, -658, and -318 in the promoter, +49 in exon 1, and +6230 in the 3' untranslated region, were genotyped in 59 patients with AIP and 102 healthy subjects. Serum sCTLA4 levels were also determined in cohorts of 52 patients and 32 controls. RESULTS Compared with healthy subjects, we found a significant increase in the +6230 G/G genotype (64%vs 42%, odds ratio [OR] 2.48, P= 0.011) in AIP patients. Haplotype 2, which had the +6230A, was associated with AIP resistance (OR 0.49, P= 0.011). The +49A/A and +6230A/A genotypes were associated with an enhanced risk of relapse (OR 5.45, P= 0.038 and OR 12.66, P= 0.022). Additionally, median serum sCTLA4 levels were significantly higher in patients with AIP (8.9 ng/mL) compared with healthy subjects (2.9 ng/mL, P < 0.001). The +6230 G/A polymorphism did not influence sCTLA4 levels in AIP patients. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that AIP is associated with a genetic polymorphism in CTLA4 and is positively correlated with serum sCTLA4 levels.
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- Takeji Umemura
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Chistiakov DA, Chistiakov AP. Is FCRL3 a new general autoimmunity gene? Hum Immunol 2007; 68:375-83. [PMID: 17462505 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2007.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2006] [Revised: 12/22/2006] [Accepted: 01/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Autoimmunity is a multistep pathogenic process, which arises in genetically predisposing individuals as a result of the harmful influence of environmental factors causing the breakdown of immune tolerance and induction of self-reactive immune response. Recent findings resolved common pathogenic mechanisms shared between different autoimmune diseases and suggested for the existence of genetic loci that could be involved in general autoimmunity and hence contribute to susceptibility of several autoimmune diseases. To date, several loci responsible for general autoimmunity have been identified. The Fc receptor-like 3 (FCRL3) gene is one of those loci for which a significant association with a number of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), autoimmune thyroid disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been recently shown in Japanese. However, studies in Caucasians failed to confirm a strong association of this gene with RA and SLE and therefore made questionable the putative role of FCRL3 in general autoimmunity. In this review, we discuss whether the FCRL3 gene is a newly discovered gene contributing to shared susceptibility between autoimmune diseases.
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- Dimitry A Chistiakov
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
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