Abstract
Purpose: In IIM, an increasingly recognised problem is treatment resistant muscle wasting. TNF-α is thought to induce muscle catabolic effects, in part, via nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) activation. Several identified genes share homology with the NF-κB family. We investigated the role of NF-κB genes in a large cohort of UK Caucasian IIM patients. Methods: 408 IIM cases (300 adult, 49±14.0 years, 72% female; 108 juvenile, 6±3.6 years 73% female), recruited from the UK Adult Onset Myositis Immunogenetic Collaboration and the Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) National Registry and Repository, were compared to 310 Caucasian controls. Myositis was confirmed as probable/definite (Bohan & Peter, 1975). DNA was genotyped for 56 SNPs in the NF-κB1, NF-κB1A, NF-κB1B, NF-κB1E, IκBL (NF-κBIL1), REL, RELB and BCL3 genes using Sequenom iPlex™. HLA and TNF genotyping were performed as described (Chinoy et al 2006, 2007). Serotyping used radio-immunoprecipitation. Data were stratified by IIM disease subtype (polymyositis [PM], dermatomyositis [DM], myositis/connective tissue disease [CTD]-overlap, JDM) and serotype (anti-synthetase, Mi-2, SRP, U1-RNP, Ku, PM-Scl, 155/140). Results: Significant allele associations were observed in the overall IIM group vs. controls for the IKBL-62T allele (rs2071592), which strengthened after stratification by anti-Jo-1 or -PM-Scl (see table). Genotype analysis revealed an increase of the AT genotype in cases, with a significant association noted under a dominant model (overall IIM group, odds ratio [OR] 2.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4-2.8, p=1x10-5). No other SNP was significantly associated in the overall IIM group. Strong pairwise linkage disequilibrium (LD) existed between IKBL-62T, TNF-308A and HLA-B*08 (D′=1). Using multivariate logistic regression, the IKBL-62T IIM association was lost after adjusting for either TNF-308A or HLA-B*08. Conclusions: The IKBL-62T allele is associated with IIM, the risk strengthened in anti-Jo-1 and -PM-Scl patients. However, the association is dependent on TNF-308A and HLA-B*08, due to strong shared LD. Thus, after adjustment of the 8.1 haplotype, NF-κB genes do not appear to confer susceptibility in IIM.
Original language | English |
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Pages | S226-S227 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Event | 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology - San Francisco, CA Duration: 24 Oct 2008 → 29 Oct 2008 |
Conference
Conference | 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-College-of-Rheumatology |
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City | San Francisco, CA |
Period | 24/10/08 → 29/10/08 |