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Trujillo-Ochoa JL, Kazemian M, Afzali B. The role of transcription factors in shaping regulatory T cell identity. Nat Rev Immunol 2023; 23:842-856. [PMID: 37336954 PMCID: PMC10893967 DOI: 10.1038/s41577-023-00893-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
Abstract
Forkhead box protein 3-expressing (FOXP3+) regulatory T cells (Treg cells) suppress conventional T cells and are essential for immunological tolerance. FOXP3, the master transcription factor of Treg cells, controls the expression of multiples genes to guide Treg cell differentiation and function. However, only a small fraction (<10%) of Treg cell-associated genes are directly bound by FOXP3, and FOXP3 alone is insufficient to fully specify the Treg cell programme, indicating a role for other accessory transcription factors operating upstream, downstream and/or concurrently with FOXP3 to direct Treg cell specification and specialized functions. Indeed, the heterogeneity of Treg cells can be at least partially attributed to differential expression of transcription factors that fine-tune their trafficking, survival and functional properties, some of which are niche-specific. In this Review, we discuss the emerging roles of accessory transcription factors in controlling Treg cell identity. We specifically focus on members of the basic helix-loop-helix family (AHR), basic leucine zipper family (BACH2, NFIL3 and BATF), CUT homeobox family (SATB1), zinc-finger domain family (BLIMP1, Ikaros and BCL-11B) and interferon regulatory factor family (IRF4), as well as lineage-defining transcription factors (T-bet, GATA3, RORγt and BCL-6). Understanding the imprinting of Treg cell identity and specialized function will be key to unravelling basic mechanisms of autoimmunity and identifying novel targets for drug development.
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- Jorge L Trujillo-Ochoa
- Immunoregulation Section, Kidney Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Immunoregulation Section, Kidney Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Sin JH, Sucharov J, Kashyap S, Wang Y, Proekt I, Liu X, Parent AV, Gupta A, Kastner P, Chan S, Gardner JM, Ntranos V, Miller CN, Anderson MS, Schjerven H, Waterfield MR. Ikaros is a principal regulator of Aire + mTEC homeostasis, thymic mimetic cell diversity, and central tolerance. Sci Immunol 2023; 8:eabq3109. [PMID: 37889983 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abq3109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
Abstract
Mutations in the gene encoding the zinc-finger transcription factor Ikaros (IKZF1) are found in patients with immunodeficiency, leukemia, and autoimmunity. Although Ikaros has a well-established function in modulating gene expression programs important for hematopoietic development, its role in other cell types is less well defined. Here, we uncover functions for Ikaros in thymic epithelial lineage development in mice and show that Ikzf1 expression in medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) is required for both autoimmune regulator-positive (Aire+) mTEC development and tissue-specific antigen (TSA) gene expression. Accordingly, TEC-specific deletion of Ikzf1 in mice results in a profound decrease in Aire+ mTECs, a global loss of TSA gene expression, and the development of autoimmunity. Moreover, Ikaros shapes thymic mimetic cell diversity, and its deletion results in a marked expansion of thymic tuft cells and muscle-like mTECs and a loss of other Aire-dependent mimetic populations. Single-cell analysis reveals that Ikaros modulates core transcriptional programs in TECs that correlate with the observed cellular changes. Our findings highlight a previously undescribed role for Ikaros in regulating epithelial lineage development and function and suggest that failed thymic central tolerance could contribute to the autoimmunity seen in humans with IKZF1 mutations.
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- Jun Hyung Sin
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 10x Genomics, Pleasanton, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U 1258, CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), INSERM U 1258, CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Chau K, Raksadawan Y, Allison K, Ice JA, Scofield RH, Chepelev I, Harley ITW. Pervasive Sharing of Causal Genetic Risk Factors Contributes to Clinical and Molecular Overlap between Sjögren's Disease and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14449. [PMID: 37833897 PMCID: PMC10572278 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
Abstract
SjD (Sjögren's Disease) and SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) are similar diseases. There is extensive overlap between the two in terms of both clinical features and pathobiologic mechanisms. Shared genetic risk is a potential explanation of this overlap. In this study, we evaluated whether these diseases share causal genetic risk factors. We compared the causal genetic risk for SLE and SjD using three complementary approaches. First, we examined the published GWAS results for these two diseases by analyzing the predicted causal gene protein-protein interaction networks of both diseases. Since this method does not account for overlapping risk intervals, we examined whether such intervals also overlap. Third, we used two-sample Mendelian randomization (two sample MR) using GWAS summary statistics to determine whether risk variants for SLE are causal for SjD and vice versa. We found that both the putative causal genes and the genomic risk intervals for SLE and SjD overlap 28- and 130-times more than expected by chance (p < 1.1 × 10-24 and p < 1.1 × 10-41, respectively). Further, two sample MR analysis confirmed that alone or in aggregate, SLE is likely causal for SjD and vice versa. [SjD variants predicting SLE: OR = 2.56; 95% CI (1.98-3.30); p < 1.4 × 10-13, inverse-variance weighted; SLE variants predicting SjD: OR = 1.36; 95% CI (1.26-1.47); p < 1.6 × 10-11, inverse-variance weighted]. Notably, some variants have disparate impact in terms of effect size across disease states. Overlapping causal genetic risk factors were found for both diseases using complementary approaches. These observations support the hypothesis that shared genetic factors drive the clinical and pathobiologic overlap between these diseases. Our study has implications for both differential diagnosis and future genetic studies of these two conditions.
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- Karen Chau
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Internal Medicine Residency Program, Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 60640, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Research Service, Oklahoma City US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Research Service, Oklahoma City US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Medicine Service, Oklahoma City US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
- Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Research Service, Cincinnati US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Rheumatology Section, Medicine Service, Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Genetics and epigenetics of primary Sjögren syndrome: implications for future therapies. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2023; 19:288-306. [PMID: 36914790 PMCID: PMC10010657 DOI: 10.1038/s41584-023-00932-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
Abstract
In primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS), chronic inflammation of exocrine glands results in tissue destruction and sicca symptoms, primarily of the mouth and eyes. Fatigue, arthralgia and myalgia are also common symptoms, whereas extraglandular manifestations that involve the respiratory, nervous and vascular systems occur in a subset of patients. The disease predominantly affects women, with an estimated female to male ratio of 14 to 1. The aetiology of pSS, however, remains incompletely understood, and effective treatment is lacking. Large-scale genetic and epigenetic investigations have revealed associations between pSS and genes in both innate and adaptive immune pathways. The genetic variants mediate context-dependent effects, and both sex and environmental factors can influence the outcome. As such, genetic and epigenetic studies can provide insight into the dysregulated molecular mechanisms, which in turn might reveal new therapeutic possibilities. This Review discusses the genetic and epigenetic features that have been robustly connected with pSS, putting them into the context of cellular function, carrier sex and environmental challenges. In all, the observations point to several novel opportunities for early detection, treatment development and the pathway towards personalized medicine.
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Khatri B, Tessneer KL, Rasmussen A, Aghakhanian F, Reksten TR, Adler A, Alevizos I, Anaya JM, Aqrawi LA, Baecklund E, Brun JG, Bucher SM, Eloranta ML, Engelke F, Forsblad-d’Elia H, Glenn SB, Hammenfors D, Imgenberg-Kreuz J, Jensen JL, Johnsen SJA, Jonsson MV, Kvarnström M, Kelly JA, Li H, Mandl T, Martín J, Nocturne G, Norheim KB, Palm Ø, Skarstein K, Stolarczyk AM, Taylor KE, Teruel M, Theander E, Venuturupalli S, Wallace DJ, Grundahl KM, Hefner KS, Radfar L, Lewis DM, Stone DU, Kaufman CE, Brennan MT, Guthridge JM, James JA, Scofield RH, Gaffney PM, Criswell LA, Jonsson R, Eriksson P, Bowman SJ, Omdal R, Rönnblom L, Warner B, Rischmueller M, Witte T, Farris AD, Mariette X, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, Shiboski CH, Wahren-Herlenius M, Ng WF, Sivils KL, Adrianto I, Nordmark G, Lessard CJ. Genome-wide association study identifies Sjögren's risk loci with functional implications in immune and glandular cells. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4287. [PMID: 35896530 PMCID: PMC9329286 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30773-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Sjögren's disease is a complex autoimmune disease with twelve established susceptibility loci. This genome-wide association study (GWAS) identifies ten novel genome-wide significant (GWS) regions in Sjögren's cases of European ancestry: CD247, NAB1, PTTG1-MIR146A, PRDM1-ATG5, TNFAIP3, XKR6, MAPT-CRHR1, RPTOR-CHMP6-BAIAP6, TYK2, SYNGR1. Polygenic risk scores yield predictability (AUROC = 0.71) and relative risk of 12.08. Interrogation of bioinformatics databases refine the associations, define local regulatory networks of GWS SNPs from the 95% credible set, and expand the implicated gene list to >40. Many GWS SNPs are eQTLs for genes within topologically associated domains in immune cells and/or eQTLs in the main target tissue, salivary glands.
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- Bhuwan Khatri
- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890NGS Core Laboratory, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.419633.a0000 0001 2205 0568Salivary Disorder Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD USA
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- grid.412191.e0000 0001 2205 5940Center for Autoimmune Diseases Research (CREA), Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ,grid.457625.70000 0004 0383 3497Department of Health Sciences, Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.15895.300000 0001 0738 8966Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- grid.8761.80000 0000 9919 9582Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.412835.90000 0004 0627 2891Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Clinical Dentistry, Medical Faculty, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Rheumatology Unity, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.425979.40000 0001 2326 2191Academic Specialist Center, Center for Rheumatology and Studieenheten, Stockholm Health Services, Region Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.505430.7Translational Sciences, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA USA
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- grid.4514.40000 0001 0930 2361Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- grid.4711.30000 0001 2183 4846Instituto de Biomedicina y Parasitología López-Neyra, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain
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- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Bicêtre, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR1184, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412835.90000 0004 0627 2891Department of Rheumatology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of Rheumatology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Pathology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Department of Medicine, Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California USA
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Genyo, Center for Genomics and Oncological Research, Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, Granada, Spain
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- grid.411843.b0000 0004 0623 9987Department of Rheumatology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden ,Medical Affairs, Jannsen-Cilag EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa), Beerse, Belgium
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- grid.50956.3f0000 0001 2152 9905Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA ,grid.19006.3e0000 0000 9632 6718David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.50956.3f0000 0001 2152 9905Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA USA ,grid.19006.3e0000 0000 9632 6718David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.266900.b0000 0004 0447 0018Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.266900.b0000 0004 0447 0018Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.266902.90000 0001 2179 3618Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.266902.90000 0001 2179 3618Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.239494.10000 0000 9553 6721Department of Oral Medicine/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC USA ,grid.241167.70000 0001 2185 3318Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.266902.90000 0001 2179 3618Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.266902.90000 0001 2179 3618Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.266902.90000 0001 2179 3618Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.413864.c0000 0004 0420 2582US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Department of Medicine, Russell/Engleman Rheumatology Research Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California USA ,grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Institute of Human Genetics (IHG), University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA ,grid.280128.10000 0001 2233 9230Genomics of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD USA
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.5640.70000 0001 2162 9922Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Inflammation and Infection, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- grid.412563.70000 0004 0376 6589Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK ,grid.6572.60000 0004 1936 7486Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation & Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK ,grid.415667.7Rheumatology Department, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412835.90000 0004 0627 2891Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Immunology Unit, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.419633.a0000 0001 2205 0568Salivary Disorder Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD USA
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- grid.278859.90000 0004 0486 659XRheumatology Department, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia ,grid.1010.00000 0004 1936 7304University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- grid.413784.d0000 0001 2181 7253Université Paris-Saclay, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Hôpital Bicêtre, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) UMR1184, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Genyo, Center for Genomics and Oncological Research, Pfizer/University of Granada/Andalusian Regional Government, Granada, Spain
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- grid.266102.10000 0001 2297 6811Department of Orofacial Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.4714.60000 0004 1937 0626Rheumatology Unity, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.1006.70000 0001 0462 7212Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK ,grid.420004.20000 0004 0444 2244NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Centre and NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.505430.7Translational Sciences, The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA USA
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- grid.239864.20000 0000 8523 7701Center for Bioinformatics, Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI USA
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- grid.8993.b0000 0004 1936 9457Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.274264.10000 0000 8527 6890Genes and Human Disease Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK USA ,grid.266902.90000 0001 2179 3618Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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Imgenberg-Kreuz J, Rasmussen A, Sivils K, Nordmark G. Genetics and epigenetics in primary Sjögren's syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 60:2085-2098. [PMID: 30770922 PMCID: PMC8121440 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is considered to be a multifactorial disease, where underlying genetic predisposition, epigenetic mechanisms and environmental factors contribute to disease development. In the last 5 years, the first genome-wide association studies in pSS have been completed. The strongest signal of association lies within the HLA genes, whereas the non-HLA genes IRF5 and STAT4 show consistent associations in multiple ethnicities but with a smaller effect size. The majority of the genetic risk variants are found at intergenic regions and their functional impact has in most cases not been elucidated. Epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications and non-coding RNAs play a role in the pathogenesis of pSS by their modulating effects on gene expression and may constitute a dynamic link between the genome and phenotypic manifestations. This article reviews the hitherto published genetic studies and our current understanding of epigenetic mechanisms in pSS.
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- Juliana Imgenberg-Kreuz
- Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden2Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Division of Genomics and Data Sciences, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden2Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Division of Genomics and Data Sciences, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden2Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Division of Genomics and Data Sciences, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden2Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Division of Genomics and Data Sciences, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Qian J, He C, Li Y, Peng L, Yang Y, Xu D, Fei Y, Zhang W, Zhao Y, Dong Y, Li Y, Zhang X, Chen H, Yang Y, Chen Z, Liu S, Wang L, Zhang F. Ten-year survival analysis of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome in China: a national prospective cohort study. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2021; 13:1759720X211020179. [PMID: 34249151 PMCID: PMC8237224 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x211020179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Aims To investigate the long-term survival of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) in China. Methods Patients with pSS who fulfilled the 2002 American-European Consensus Group classification criteria were prospectively enrolled from 2004 to 2011. Their baseline clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic data were collected. The primary endpoint was all-cause death by January 2018. The standard mortality ratio (SMR) was calculated by comparing with age-matched and sex-matched mortality data of the general population. Kaplan-Meier curves were obtained by time-to-event analysis. Univariate and multivariate Cox hazards regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for mortality. Results A total of 1054 patients were enrolled and 834 patients were followed up for a median of 94.8 months, with 48 confirmed deaths. The total SMR was 3.63 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.60-4.66]. The 3-, 5-, and 10-year survival rates were 98.4%, 97.5%, and 92.9%, respectively. Infection, malignancy, and respiratory failure were the top three causes of mortality. We identified male sex [hazard ratio (HR) = 3.00, 95% CI 1.23-7.31], age at diagnosis ⩾50 years of age (HR = 7.69, 95% CI 3.01-19.62), thrombocytopenia (HR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.01-3.72), and interstitial lung disease (HR = 5.96, 95% CI 2.24-15.82) as the independent prognostic factors of death. Conclusions The mortality rates of Chinese patients with pSS are higher than those of the general population. Male patients of elder age at diagnosis complicated with thrombocytopenia and interstitial lung disease might be suggestive for poorer survival and require closer follow up.
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- Junyan Qian
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology; State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH); Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100730, China
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Bernardi C, Maurer G, Ye T, Marchal P, Jost B, Wissler M, Maurer U, Kastner P, Chan S, Charvet C. CD4 + T cells require Ikaros to inhibit their differentiation toward a pathogenic cell fate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2023172118. [PMID: 33893236 PMCID: PMC8092604 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2023172118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The production of proinflammatory cytokines, particularly granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), by pathogenic CD4+ T cells is central for mediating tissue injury in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. However, the factors regulating the T cell pathogenic gene expression program remain unclear. Here, we investigated how the Ikaros transcription factor regulates the global gene expression and chromatin accessibility changes in murine T cells during Th17 polarization and after activation via the T cell receptor (TCR) and CD28. We found that, in both conditions, Ikaros represses the expression of genes from the pathogenic signature, particularly Csf2, which encodes GM-CSF. We show that, in TCR/CD28-activated T cells, Ikaros binds a critical enhancer downstream of Csf2 and is required to regulate chromatin accessibility at multiple regions across this locus. Genome-wide Ikaros binding is associated with more compact chromatin, notably at multiple sites containing NFκB or STAT5 target motifs, and STAT5 or NFκB inhibition prevents GM-CSF production in Ikaros-deficient cells. Importantly, Ikaros also limits GM-CSF production in TCR/CD28-activated human T cells. Our data therefore highlight a critical conserved transcriptional mechanism that antagonizes GM-CSF expression in T cells.
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- Chiara Bernardi
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Plateforme GenomEast, Infrastructure France Génomique, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Plateforme GenomEast, Infrastructure France Génomique, 67404 Illkirch, France
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- Spemann Graduate School of Biology and Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
- BIOSS, Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France;
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France;
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 67404 Illkirch, France;
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR7104, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1258, 67404 Illkirch, France
- Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Chen L, Niu Q, Huang Z, Yang B, Wu Y, Zhang J. IKZF1 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility, cytokine levels, and clinical features in systemic lupus erythematosus. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e22607. [PMID: 33031316 PMCID: PMC7544280 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000022607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Ikaros family zinc finger 1(IKZF1) encodes a lymphoid-restricted zinc finger transcription factor named Ikaros that regulates lymphocyte differentiation and proliferation as well as self-tolerance. Increasing evidence indicates that IKZF1 could contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Recent research has provided evidence that IKZF1 might correlate with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but no clear definition has been made yet. In this study, we focus on the relationship between IKZF1 polymorphisms and SLE susceptibility, cytokine levels, and clinical characteristics in the Chinese Han population.One thousand seventy-six subjects, including 400 SLE patients and 676 healthy controls, were included in this study. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms within IKZF1 containing rs4917014, rs11980379, and rs4132601 were genotyped in all subjects by an improved multiplex ligation detection reaction technique. 143 subjects from SLE patients were randomly selected for testing the levels of serum cytokines. The clinical characteristics of SLE patients were gathered and collated from medical records. The data were analyzed mainly using SPSS20.0 (SPSS lnc., Chicago, IL).Significant relationships were observed between rs4132601 and SLE susceptibility, CD40 ligand, and malar rash (P < .001, P = .04, and P = .01, respectively). In addition, significant relationships were observed between rs4917014 and susceptibility, granzyme B level, and hematological disorder in SLE (P = .005, P = .03 and P = .005, respectively).The results further support that IKZF1 may have an important role in the development and pathogenesis of SLE. Allele G of rs4132601 and rs4917014 is related to a decreased risk of SLE occurrence and associated with clinical features in SLE patients, including CD40 ligand level, granzyme B level, malar rash, and hematological disorder, which play important roles in disease progression.
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- Lin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systematic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome, are a group of diseases characterized by the activation of immune cells and excessive production of autoantibodies. Although the pathogenesis of these diseases is still not completely understood, studies have shown that multiple factors including genetics, environment and immune responses play important roles in the development and progression of the diseases. In China, there are great achievements in the mechanisms of autoimmune diseases during the last decades. These studies provide new insight to understand the diseases and also shed light on the development of novel therapy.
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- Ru Li
- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory for Rheumatism Mechanism and Immune Diagnosis (BZ0135), Beijing, China
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An update on the role of type I interferons in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2019; 30:471-481. [PMID: 29889694 DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) share several clinical and laboratory features, including an overexpression of type I interferon (IFN) regulated genes. The genetic background to this IFN signature and the role of the type I IFN system in the disease process have been partly clarified. Here, we summarize the latest information concerning the type I IFN system in both diseases. RECENT FINDINGS A number of gene variants in the type I IFN signalling pathways associate with an increased risk for both SLE and pSS in several ethnicities. The function of some risk gene variants has been elucidated, as well as the importance of epigenetic changes in type I IFN regulated genes. MicroRNA-451 and miR-302d have been shown to target IFN regulatory factor 8 and 9, suggesting that noncoding RNAs can control the IFN system. A prominent type I IFN activation is related to several disease manifestations, and in SLE to a more severe disease phenotype. Phase II studies in SLE suggest beneficial effects of blocking the type I IFN receptor. SUMMARY The activated type I IFN system in SLE and pSS has a strong genetic component, is important in the disease etiopathogenesis and can be targeted.
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Vivino FB, Bunya VY, Massaro-Giordano G, Johr CR, Giattino SL, Schorpion A, Shafer B, Peck A, Sivils K, Rasmussen A, Chiorini JA, He J, Ambrus JL. Sjogren's syndrome: An update on disease pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment. Clin Immunol 2019; 203:81-121. [PMID: 31022578 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Frederick B Vivino
- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 51 N. 39(th) Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 51 N. 39(th) Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 51 N. 39(th) Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100125, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, 825 NE 13th Street, OK 73104, USA.
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, 825 NE 13th Street, OK 73104, USA.
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- NIH, Adeno-Associated Virus Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Building 10, Room 1n113, 10 Center DR Msc 1190, Bethesda, MD 20892-1190, USA.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
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Mielle J, Tison A, Cornec D, Le Pottier L, Daien C, Pers JO. B cells in Sjögren's syndrome: from pathophysiology to therapeutic target. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019; 60:2545-2560. [PMID: 30770916 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Biological abnormalities associated with B lymphocytes are a hallmark of patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. Those patients present abnormal distribution of B lymphocytes in peripheral blood and B cells in exocrine glands. B cells produce auto-antibodies, cytokines and present antigens but can also suppressive functions. In this review, we will summarize current knowledge on B cells in primary Sjögren's syndrome patients, demonstrate their critical role in the immunopathology of the disease and describe the past and current trials targeting B cells.
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- Julie Mielle
- Departement of Rheumatology, UMR5535, Inflammation and Cancer, University of Montpellier and Teaching hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- UMR1227, Lymphocytes B et Autoimmunité, Université de Brest, Inserm, France.,Service de Rhumatologie, CHU de Brest, Brest, France
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- UMR1227, Lymphocytes B et Autoimmunité, Université de Brest, Inserm, France.,Service de Rhumatologie, CHU de Brest, Brest, France
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- Departement of Rheumatology, UMR5535, Inflammation and Cancer, University of Montpellier and Teaching hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Chen Q, Shi Y, Chen Y, Ji T, Li Y, Yu L. Multiple functions of Ikaros in hematological malignancies, solid tumor and autoimmune diseases. Gene 2019; 684:47-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Foulquier N, Redou P, Le Gal C, Rouvière B, Pers JO, Saraux A. Pathogenesis-based treatments in primary Sjogren's syndrome using artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning techniques: a systematic literature review. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2018; 14:2553-2558. [PMID: 29771635 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2018.1475872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Big data analysis has become a common way to extract information from complex and large datasets among most scientific domains. This approach is now used to study large cohorts of patients in medicine. This work is a review of publications that have used artificial intelligence and advanced machine learning techniques to study physio pathogenesis-based treatments in pSS. A systematic literature review retrieved all articles reporting on the use of advanced statistical analysis applied to the study of systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs) over the last decade. An automatic bibliography screening method has been developed to perform this task. The program called BIBOT was designed to fetch and analyze articles from the pubmed database using a list of keywords and Natural Language Processing approaches. The evolution of trends in statistical approaches, sizes of cohorts and number of publications over this period were also computed in the process. In all, 44077 abstracts were screened and 1017 publications were analyzed. The mean number of selected articles was 101.0 (S.D. 19.16) by year, but increased significantly over the time (from 74 articles in 2008 to 138 in 2017). Among them only 12 focused on pSS but none of them emphasized on the aspect of pathogenesis-based treatments. To conclude, medicine progressively enters the era of big data analysis and artificial intelligence, but these approaches are not yet used to describe pSS-specific pathogenesis-based treatment. Nevertheless, large multicentre studies are investigating this aspect with advanced algorithmic tools on large cohorts of SADs patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nathan Foulquier
- a LATIM, Laboratoire de Traitement de l'Information Médicale, Université de Brest, Inserm, CHU Brest , Brest , France.,b Lymphocytes B et Autoimmunité Université de Brest, Inserm, CHU Brest, LabEx IGO , Brest , France
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- a LATIM, Laboratoire de Traitement de l'Information Médicale, Université de Brest, Inserm, CHU Brest , Brest , France
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- a LATIM, Laboratoire de Traitement de l'Information Médicale, Université de Brest, Inserm, CHU Brest , Brest , France
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- b Lymphocytes B et Autoimmunité Université de Brest, Inserm, CHU Brest, LabEx IGO , Brest , France.,c Internal Medicine Unit, CHU , Brest , France
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- c Internal Medicine Unit, CHU , Brest , France.,d Rheumatology Unit, Centre National de Référence des Maladies Auto-Immunes Rares (CERAINO), CHU , Brest , France
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