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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Bijayeswar Vaidya, Professor Simon PearceORCiD, Stephen Charlton, Emeritus Professor Drew Rowan, Professor Pat Kendall-Taylor, Emeritus Professor Tim Cawston, Dr Steven Young-Min
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Objective. To examine the allelic association of the single nucleotide polymorphism (CTLA4A/G) in exon 1 of the cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA4) gene with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. One hundred and twenty-three unrelated white probands with early RA from the north-east of England and 349 local ethnically matched controls were studied. The CTLA4A/G polymorphism was genotyped with a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method and digestion with the restriction enzyme Bst71I. Probands were also screened by allele-specific PCR for alleles HLA DRB1*01 and DRB1*04. Results. The frequency of the G allele at CTLA4A/G was significantly increased in probands with early RA compared with controls [43 vs 36%; P=0.028, odds ratio (OR) 1.35, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01-1.82]. Most of this increased frequency was attributable to RA individuals with coexisting autoimmune thyroid disease or type 1 diabetes (58 vs 36% in controls; P=0.005, OR 2.50, CI 1.29-4.84). The frequency of the G allele in RA patients without autoimmune endocrinopathy was 40%, which was not significantly different from that in controls (P=0.140). Conclusion. The association between the CTLA4 G allele and early RA is largely explained by individuals with RA who have coexisting autoimmune endocrinopathies.
Author(s): Vaidya B, Pearce SHS, Charlton S, Marshall N, Rowan AD, Griffiths ID, Kendall-Taylor P, Cawston TE, Young-Min S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Rheumatology
Year: 2002
Volume: 41
Issue: 2
Pages: 180-183
ISSN (print): 0080-2727
ISSN (electronic): 1662-3959
Publisher: S. Karger AG
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.180
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.180
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