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Korkmaz FN, Gökçay Canpolat A, Dalva K, Elhan AH, Şahin M, Çorapçıoğlu D, Demir Ö. Determination of the Relationship Between the Development and Recurrence of Subacute Thyroiditis and Human Leukocyte Antigen Subtypes. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2024; 28:2-9. [PMID: 38294356 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2023.0386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Background: There are several studies investigating the role of human leukocyte antigens (HLA) in the development and recurrence of subacute thyroiditis (SAT). The HLA subtypes associated with SAT were usually determined in a population-based manner and HLA-B*35, HLA-B*18:01, HLA-C*04:01, and HLA-DRB1*01 were detected to play a role in the disease susceptibility and prognosis. The aim of this study was to determine HLA alleles associated with the tendency of recurrence and prevention of SAT within the Turkish population. Methods: This prospective study was conducted with 51 SAT patients and 720 healthy bone marrow donor volunteers. HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQB1 were genotyped using next-generation sequencing. Results: The frequency of HLA-A*02:09, HLA-B*35:01/35:02/35:03, HLA-C*04:01, HLA-DRB1*12:01, and DRB1*13:03 were associated with an increased risk of SAT development (Odds Ratio: 22.4, 9.5, 10.3, 4.2, and 3.5, respectively). While HLA-A*02:09, HLA-B*35:01, HLA-B*44:02 HLA-C*07:18, and HLA-C*16:04 were associated with nonrelapsing SAT, HLA-DR*12:01was associated with relapsing SAT. HLA-B*35:02, HLA-B*35:03, and HLA-C*04:01 were more frequent both in relapsing and nonrelapsing groups according to control group. The frequency of HLA-B*18:01, reported as a risk factor previously, was similar in the SAT and control groups (p = 0.959). HLA-DRB1*11:01 was associated with a lower risk of SAT development. Conclusions: Along with -B*358 and -C*04, HLA-A*02:09 was detected as an important risk factor for SAT development in our population. HLA-DRB1*11:01 appears to be the protective HLA subtype against SAT. HLA-A*02:09, HLA-B*35:01, HLA-B*44:02, HLA-C*07:18, HLA-C*16:04, HLA-DQ*06:03, and HLA-DR*12:01 subtypes can establish a tendency to relapsing or nonrelapsing SAT.
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- Fatma Nur Korkmaz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Tissue Typing Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
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Subacute Thyroiditis is Associated with HLA-B*18:01, - DRB1*01 and - C*04:01-The Significance of the New Molecular Background. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9020534. [PMID: 32079059 PMCID: PMC7074389 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9020534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a thyroid inflammatory disease whose pathogenesis is still not completely defined. Previous viral infection is considered to be a triggering factor in genetically predisposed individuals. In about 70% of patients, susceptibility to SAT is associated with the HLA-B*35 allele. The correlation between SAT and other human leukocyte antigens (HLA) has not yet been unequivocally demonstrated and the genetic background is still unknown in about 30% of patients. The purpose of our study was to perform HLA genotyping using a next-generation sequencing method, to find out whether alleles other than HLA-B*35 are correlated with SAT morbidity. HLA-A, -B, -C, -DQB1, -DRB1 were genotyped using a next-generation sequencing method in 1083 subjects, including 60 SAT patients and 1023 healthy controls. Among 60 patients diagnosed with SAT, 81.7% of subjects were identified as having allele HLA-B*35, 23.3% had HLA-B*18:01, 28.3% had HLA-DRB1*01 and 75.5% had HLA-C*04:01. These alleles occurred in the control group at frequencies of 10.2%, 7.2%, 12.9% and 12.5%, respectively. The differences were statistically significant, with p < 0.05. In addition to its previously described relationship with HLA-B*35, genetic susceptibility to SAT was associated with the presence of HLA-B*18:01, DRB1*01 and C*04:01. The alleles HLA-B*18:01 and DRB1*01 were independent SAT risk factors. The assessment of these four alleles allows the confirmation of genetic predisposition in almost all patients with SAT.
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Stasiak M, Tymoniuk B, Adamczewski Z, Stasiak B, Lewiński A. Sonographic Pattern of Subacute Thyroiditis Is HLA-Dependent. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:3. [PMID: 30728805 PMCID: PMC6351437 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Since 1977 the susceptibility to SAT has been known to be HLA-B*35-related in ~70% of patients. Recently it has been demonstrated that SAT is associated with the presence of HLA-B*18:01 and DRB1*01, as well as with HLA-C*04:01. The association between the type of genetic SAT background and sonographic pattern of the disease has never been analyzed. The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential correlation between the presence of individual HLA haplotypes and the sonographic SAT pattern, and to provide the US characteristics of the analyzed SAT cases. Methods: HLA-A, -B, -C, -DQB1, and -DRB1 were genotyped using a next-generation sequencing method in 46 SAT patients. All patients were divided into the following groups according to the HLA haplotype: 1. HLA-B*35 and/or HLA-C*04, but without any other of the analyzed antigens; 2. HLA-DRB1*01, regardless of the co-presence of HLA-B*35 or C*04:01, but without HLA-B*18:01; 3. HLA-B*18:01 only, without any other of the analyzed antigens; 4. HLA-B*18:01 plus B*35, regardless of the presence of any other analyzed antigens. The US patterns of SAT thyroid lesions were compared among the groups. Results: The US image of SAT lesions in Groups 1 and 2 were similar. The typical SAT features for these groups were as follows: hypoechoic, strongly heterogeneous, bilateral, multiple areas, with decreased vascularization, usually oval with blurred margins, infrequently affecting the whole lobe, or having nodule-like pattern. Several features of Group 3 were different from the other groups. In 60% of cases lesions were rather homogeneous, and in 100%-hypoechoic, in 80% of patients there was only one unilateral single SAT area filling the whole affected lobe. On the contrary to the other groups, in Group 4 no lesion was oval in shape. Conclusions: Our results provide for the first time the evidence that the US pattern of SAT lesions depends on HLA, and the determining factor is the presence of HLA-B*18:01. The deviations from the typical SAT US image are mostly pronounced in patients with the presence of only HLA-B*18:01, without any other analyzed haplotype. Further research is necessary to explain this phenomenon.
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- Magdalena Stasiak
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Rheumatology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Institute of Information Technology, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Lodz, Poland
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Tahara J, Shinozuka J, Awaguni H, Tanaka SI, Makino S, Maruyama R, Imashuku S. Mild Encephalopathy with Reversible Lesions in the Splenium of Corpus Callosum and Bilateral Cerebral Deep White Matter in Identical Twins. Pediatr Rep 2016; 8:6615. [PMID: 27777703 PMCID: PMC5066098 DOI: 10.4081/pr.2016.6615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Identical twin brothers developed mild encephalopathy at the age of 7.0 and 9.7 years (Patient 1) and 10.7 years (Patient 2). Patient 1 had influenza A at the time of his second episode, but triggering agents were not evident at the first episode. The triggering agents in Patient 2 were unclear. The neurological features of both patients included transient facial numbness, left arm paresis, dysarthria, and gait disturbance. Diffusion-weighted images from magnetic resonance imaging showed high signal levels at the splenium of corpus callosum and in the bilateral cerebral deep white matter. These results are characteristic of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible isolated splenium of corpus callosum lesion. All three episodes were treated with a methylprednisolone pulse. Acyclovir was also administered to Patient 2 and to Patient 1 during his first episode. Patient 1 received an anti-influenza agent and intravenous immunoglobulin during his second episode. Both patients recovered completely without sequelae. Genetic factors, which may predispose identical twins to develop encephalopathy, are discussed.
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, Uji-Tokushukai Medical Center , Uji, Kyoto, Japan
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Rüst CA, Knechtle B, Rosemann T. Graves' disease in monozygotic twins - a case report. BMC Endocr Disord 2013; 13:17. [PMID: 23705898 PMCID: PMC3672004 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-13-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune thyroid diseases including Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis are caused by immune response to self-thyroid antigens. The rare situation of hyperthyroidism with Graves' disease in twins has been reported in a very few case reports in literature. CASE PRESENTATION We present monozygotic female twins developing consecutively Graves' disease within five years. One year before the diagnosis of Graves' disease was established in the first twin, the mother developed a toxic thyroid nodule with hyperthyroidism leading to hemi thyroidectomy. Both the mother and the twins were cigarette smokers. The twins were treated with carbamizole and this therapy led to normalization of thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroxine. CONCLUSION This case report supports the hypothesis that a genetic factor as well as an environmental factor (cigarette smoking) might be of great importance in the aetiology of Graves' disease.
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- Christoph A Rüst
- Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Gesundheitszentrum St. Gallen, Vadianstrasse 26, St. Gallen, 9001, Switzerland
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- Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Boni R, Rabitti PG. Tiroidite di De Quervain: concetti attuali e nostra casistica. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.itjm.2010.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Xu F, Ren SQ, Liu JY. Acute cerebellitis in identical twins. Pediatr Neurol 2008; 39:432-4. [PMID: 19027592 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2008.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2008] [Revised: 04/17/2008] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Acute cerebellitis is an inflammatory syndrome characterized by cerebellar dysfunction, which often develops in children after certain viral infections. We present for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, a case of identical twin brothers who developed acute cerebellitis 8 days apart. The presence of the same magnetic resonance imaging lesions in both twins suggests viral transmission from one to the other.
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- Fang Xu
- Department of Neurology, Third Hospital of HeBei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Nishihara E, Ohye H, Amino N, Takata K, Arishima T, Kudo T, Ito M, Kubota S, Fukata S, Miyauchi A. Clinical characteristics of 852 patients with subacute thyroiditis before treatment. Intern Med 2008; 47:725-9. [PMID: 18421188 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a transient inflammatory disease of the thyroid. We evaluated the clinical characteristics based on laboratory and imaging studies in patients with SAT before treatment. PATIENTS We reviewed the medical records of 852 patients (107 men and 745 women) with SAT who visited our thyroid clinic at Kuma Hospital from 1996 through 2004. RESULTS SAT developed most often in female patients aged 40 to 50 years, with significant seasonal clusters during summer to early autumn. While the rates of any virus infections and diseases did not differ from those in the general population, recurrent episodes of SAT at intervals of 13.6+/-5.6 years accounted for 1.6% of all cases. At the onset of SAT, 28.2% of patients had temperatures greater than 38 degrees C and typical symptoms associated with thyrotoxicosis developed in more than 60% of patients. Before treatment, most of the abnormal laboratory findings associated with thyrotoxicosis, inflammation, and liver dysfunction reached peak levels within 1 week after onset. Ultrasound examination showed that half of the patients with unilateral thyroid pain presented with bilateral hypoechogenic area in the thyroid and the rate of bilateral hypoechogenic area tended to increase 2 months after onset. CONCLUSION Laboratory studies of thyroid dysfunction and inflammation related to SAT presented peak levels within 1 week after onset.
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