PMID- 21565792 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110912 LR - 20211020 IS - 1945-7197 (Electronic) IS - 0021-972X (Print) IS - 0021-972X (Linking) VI - 96 IP - 7 DP - 2011 Jul TI - Dominant suppression of Addison's disease associated with HLA-B15. PG - 2154-62 LID - 10.1210/jc.2010-2964 [doi] AB - CONTEXT: Autoimmune Addison's disease (AD) is the major cause of primary adrenal failure in developed nations. Autoantibodies to 21-hydroxylase (21OH-AA) are associated with increased risk of progression to AD. Highest genetic risk is associated with the Major Histocompatibility region (MHC), specifically human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR3 haplotypes (containing HLA-B8) and HLA-DR4. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was the further characterization of AD risk associated with MHC alleles. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: MHC genotypes were determined for HLA-DRB1, DQA1, DQB1, MICA, HLA-B, and HLA-A in 168 total individuals with 21OH-AA (85 with AD at referral and 83 with positive 21OH-AA but without AD at referral). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Genotype was evaluated in 21OH-AA-positive individuals. Outcomes were compared with general population controls and type 1 diabetes patients. RESULTS: In HLA-DR4+ individuals, HLA-B15 was found in only one of 55 (2%) with AD vs. 24 of 63 (40%) 21OH-AA-positive nonprogressors (P = 2 x 10(-7)) and 518 of 1558 (33%) HLA-DR4 patients with type 1 diabetes (P = 1 x 10(-8)). On prospective follow-up, none of the HLA-B15-positive, 21-hydroxylase-positive individuals progressed to AD vs. 25% non-HLA-B15 autoantibody-positive individuals by life table analysis (P = 0.03). Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis revealed the HLA-DR/DQ region associated with risk and HLA-B15 were separated by multiple intervening single-nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes. CONCLUSIONS: HLA-B15 is not associated with protection from 21OH-AA formation but is associated with protection from progression to AD in 21OH-AA-positive individuals. To our knowledge, this is one of the most dramatic examples of genetic disease suppression in individuals who already have developed autoantibodies and of novel dominant suppression of an autoimmune disease by a class I HLA allele. FAU - Baker, Peter R AU - Baker PR AD - Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045-6511, USA. FAU - Baschal, Erin E AU - Baschal EE FAU - Fain, Pam R AU - Fain PR FAU - Nanduri, Priyaanka AU - Nanduri P FAU - Triolo, Taylor M AU - Triolo TM FAU - Siebert, Janet C AU - Siebert JC FAU - Armstrong, Taylor K AU - Armstrong TK FAU - Babu, Sunanda R AU - Babu SR FAU - Rewers, Marian J AU - Rewers MJ FAU - Gottlieb, Peter A AU - Gottlieb PA FAU - Barker, Jennifer M AU - Barker JM FAU - Eisenbarth, George S AU - Eisenbarth GS LA - eng GR - N01AI15416/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - M01 RR000069/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 DK032493/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - K12 HD000850/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - AI050864/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - U19 AI050864/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - M01 RR000051/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - MO1RR00069/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 DK032083/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK032493/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - MO1 RR00051/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States GR - K12-HD000850/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK057516/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 DK032083/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - AI15416/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - DK32493/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - DK32083/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 DK57516/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 DK062418/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110511 PL - United States TA - J Clin Endocrinol Metab JT - The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism JID - 0375362 RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (HLA-B Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-B15 Antigen) RN - EC 1.14.14.16 (Steroid 21-Hydroxylase) SB - IM MH - Addison Disease/*genetics/immunology MH - Adult MH - Alleles MH - Autoantibodies/*genetics/immunology MH - Female MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Genotype MH - HLA-B Antigens/*genetics/immunology MH - HLA-B15 Antigen MH - Haplotypes MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide MH - Steroid 21-Hydroxylase/*genetics/immunology PMC - PMC3135206 EDAT- 2011/05/14 06:00 MHDA- 2011/09/13 06:00 PMCR- 2012/07/01 CRDT- 2011/05/14 06:00 PHST- 2011/05/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/05/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/09/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jc.2010-2964 [pii] AID - 10-2964 [pii] AID - 10.1210/jc.2010-2964 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jul;96(7):2154-62. doi: 10.1210/jc.2010-2964. Epub 2011 May 11.