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Contribution of LILRB1 polymorphism and HLA-DRB1-shared epitope to rheumatoid arthritis
Authors:Juan Francisco Delgado De La PozaElisabet Cantó  ,Cé  sar Dí  az-Torné  Beatriz Ferrer Villahoz,M. Angeles Martí  nez CarreteroMarta Ló  pez,Carmen GeliCé  sar Dí  az,José   Luis Rodrí  guez-Sá  nchezSilvia Vidal
Affiliation:a Immunology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
b Immunology, Institut de Recerca Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
c Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract:

Objectives

The LILRB1 gene has recently been associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility in HLA-DRB1-shared epitope (SE) negative Japanese individuals. Since the contribution of the LILRB1 polymorphism to RA susceptibility may vary among ethnic populations, we examined this association in a group of Caucasian patients. The frequency of LILRB1 alleles was also determined in patients according to the presence of DRB1-SE.

Methods

Samples from 103 RA patients and 107 healthy controls were randomly collected. Polymorphism of the LILRB1 gene was analyzed by sequencing with primers that amplified intron 3 and exon 4.

Results

The frequencies of LILRB1 alleles in RA patients did not differ from those of controls. However, when patients and controls were grouped according to SE, the PE-01/01 genotype was less frequent in negative-SE patients than in controls. Whereas SE is associated with higher anti-CCP antibody levels, as expected, the production of anti-CCP antibodies was lower in negative-SE patients with PE-01/01 genotype. Moreover, radiographic damage in hand and feet of SE-negative PE-01/01 patients was less severe than in patients with other genotypes.

Conclusions

The participation of this LILRB1 polymorphism in the RA pathogenesis of this Caucasian cohort differed from that reported in a Japanese sample. Our findings suggest that the LILRB1-PE-01/01 genotype could exert a protective role in RA susceptibility and disease severity in the absence of SE.
Keywords:LILRB1   Arthritis   Polymorphism
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