Immunogenetics and rheumatoid arthritis.
Immunogenetics and rheumatoid arthritis.
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免疫遗传学和类风湿性关节炎。
DOI:
10.1016/0167-5699(88)91249-2
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发表时间:
1988
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通讯作者:
P. Dyer
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作者:
D. Grennan;P. Dyer
from DM Grennan and PA Dyer recognized by T cells. W. Oilier (London Hospital) reported the DW14 variant in 26% of DR4-positive RA subjects but in only 7% of DR4-positive controls, whereas the other DW types were seen in similar pro-. portions of DR-matched RA and control subjects. Previous RFLP analyses using DQo~ and DQI3 probes and a range of restriction endonucleases have defined an'omega'pattern of fragments 1 found in all RA subjects typing for DW14. In turn, both DW14 and the omega RFLP pattern are found particularly on the B15 BfS DR4 haplotype.Serological typing with a monoclonal antibody to the DQI3-encoded specificity, TAIO, has also been used to subdivide DR4-positive populations. In a normal Caucasian DR4-positive, DQ3-positive (serological typing at the DQ locus reveals three variants, DQWl, 1 and 3) population, 42% of individuals are TAIO-positive. The proportion of TAIO-negative individuals is increased in RA and TAIO negativity is associated with the BW62 BfS DR4 haplotype (J. Awad, London Hospital). However, the B44 BfS DR4, TAlO-positive haplotype occurred particularly in severe forms of RA. Felty's syndrome is one form of severe rheumatoid disease which has been studied by several groups attending the meeting. This syndrome is an uncommon complication of rheumatoid disease which appears clinically homogeneous and is characterized by splenomegaly, leucopenia and often severe arthritis. About 95% of Felty's patients are DR4-positive, compared with about 60% of hospital RA patients without this extra-articular complication. A. So (Royal Postgraduate Medical School) has sequenced the DQI3 chain of a DR4-positive homozygous cell line and determined the 13 chain sequence responsible for conferring TAIO reactivity. Knowledge of this sequence was subsequently used to construct an allele-specific oligonucleotide probe which was used in Southern blots of Pvull-digested DNA samples from RA, Felty's and normal subjects. Using this probe, 68% of Felty's, 28% of DR4-positive