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Specific Association of HLA-DRB1*03 With Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibodies in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

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ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 3, Pages 331-339

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/art.40738

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  1. Instituto de Salud Carlos III
  2. FEDER [RD16/0012/0012, PI14/00442, RD16/0012/0011, RD16/0012/0014, PI17/01606]
  3. Ministerio de Educacion Cultura y Deporte [FPU15/03434]

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Objective Recognition of a new type of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-specific autoantibody, the anti-carbamylated protein antibodies (anti-CarP), has provided an opportunity to improve the management and understanding of RA. The current study was undertaken to assess the relationship between anti-CarP antibodies and HLA-DRB1 alleles in RA. Methods Serum samples were obtained from 3 different collections, comprising a total of 1,126 RA patients. Serum reactivity against in vitro carbamylated fetal calf serum proteins was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. HLA-DRB1 alleles were determined using either hybridization techniques or imputation from HLA-dense genotypes. Results of these analyses were combined in a meta-analysis with data from 3 previously reported cohorts. The carrier frequencies of the common HLA-DRB1 alleles were compared between the antibody-positive RA subgroups and the double-negative subgroup of RA patients stratified by anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA)/anti-CarP antibody status, and also between the 4 RA patient strata and healthy controls. Results Meta-analysis was conducted with 3,709 RA patients and 2,305 healthy control subjects. Results revealed a significant increase in frequency of HLA-DRB1*03 carriers in the ACPA-/anti-CarP+ subgroup as compared to ACPA-/anti-CarP- RA patients and healthy controls; this was consistently found across the 6 sample collections. This association of HLA-DRB1*03 with ACPA-/anti-CarP+ RA was independent of the presence of the shared allele (SE) and any other confounders analyzed. No other allele was specifically associated with the ACPA-/anti-CarP+ RA patient subgroup. In contrast, frequency of the SE was significantly increased in the ACPA+/anti-CarP- and ACPA+/anti-CarP+ RA patient subgroups, without a significant distinction between them. Furthermore, some alleles (including HLA-DRB1*03) were associated with protection from ACPA+ RA. Conclusion These findings indicate a specific association of HLA-DRB1*03 with ACPA-/anti-CarP+ RA, suggesting that preferential presentation of carbamylated peptides could be a new mechanism underlying the contribution of HLA alleles to RA susceptibility.

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