HLA-DR4 subtype frequencies in rheumatoid arthritis indicate that DRB1 is the major susceptibility locus within the HLA class II region
- Univ. of Oxford (England)
- Guy's Hospital, London (England)
Susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be due to the presence of shared functional epitopes common the HLA-DR {beta} chains of several RA-associated haplotypes. The authors have obtained direct evidence for this hypothesis by using the polymerase chain reaction and sequencing the DRB1 and DQB1 genes from RA patients. A highly conserved epitope present on DR {beta} chains of DR4 and DR1 haplotypes was found in 83% of 149 patients with classical or definite RA but was found in only 46% of 100 control individuals. Two Dw subtypes of DR4 (Dw4 and Dw14) were associated with disease susceptibility but two other subtypes (Dw10 and Dw13) were not. Sequence differences between these subtypes implicate those residues around the putative antigen binding site of the DR {beta} molecule in the pathogenesis of RA. These data provide a basis for understanding host susceptibility to RA at a molecular level.
- OSTI ID:
- 6855119
- Journal Information:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (USA), Vol. 86:24; ISSN 0027-8424
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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