PMID- 25261574 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160406 LR - 20220317 IS - 1468-2060 (Electronic) IS - 0003-4967 (Linking) VI - 75 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Jan TI - Certain class I HLA alleles and haplotypes implicated in susceptibility play a role in determining specific features of the psoriatic arthritis phenotype. PG - 155-62 LID - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205461 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) susceptibility is associated with several different class I alleles, suggesting separate patterns of MHC effect. This exploratory study was based on the hypothesis that heterogeneity of the clinical phenotype of PsA might be explained by differing associations of clinical features with these susceptibility genes. METHODS: The clinical phenotype of 282 PsA patients in a cohort previously studied for associations with human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B and HLA-C genotypes was first preliminarily assessed by univariate associations of susceptibility genes with specific clinical characteristics. To explore the potential genotypic effects of pairwise combinations of different HLA-B and C alleles/haplotypes, we created a series of allele/haplotype risk scores combining single alleles/haplotypes separately associated with being in the highest PsA severity propensity tertile based on the features studied by univariate analysis. RESULTS: In exploratory univariate analyses, B*27:05:02 was positively associated with enthesitis, dactylitis and symmetric sacroiliitis, whereas B*08:01:01-C*07:01:01and its component alleles were positively associated with joint fusion and deformities, asymmetrical sacroiliitis, and dactylitis. HLA-C*06:02:01 was negatively associated with asymmetrical sacroiliitis. The highest propensity score for severe PsA was with B*27:05:02-C*02:02:02, B*08:01:01-C*07:01:01 and B*37:01:01-C*06:02:01, but not the B*27:05:02-C*01:01:01 or B*57:01:01-C*06:02:01 haplotypes. In contrast, B*44 haplotypes were associated with presence of milder disease, and in univariate analysis with a decreased frequency of enthesitis, joint fusion, deformities and dactylitis. CONCLUSIONS: Different HLA susceptibility genes were associated with particular features that defined the PsA phenotype of a given patient. Additive interactions between different susceptibility HLA alleles defined the propensity for a more severe or milder musculoskeletal phenotype. CI - Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/ FAU - Haroon, Muhammad AU - Haroon M AD - Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - Winchester, Robert AU - Winchester R AD - Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Giles, Jon T AU - Giles JT AD - Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA. FAU - Heffernan, Eric AU - Heffernan E AD - Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. FAU - FitzGerald, Oliver AU - FitzGerald O AD - Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140926 PL - England TA - Ann Rheum Dis JT - Annals of the rheumatic diseases JID - 0372355 RN - 0 (HLA-B Antigens) RN - 0 (HLA-C Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Alleles MH - Arthritis, Psoriatic/*genetics MH - Female MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - HLA-B Antigens/genetics MH - HLA-C Antigens/genetics MH - Haplotypes MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*genetics MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Phenotype MH - Propensity Score MH - Severity of Illness Index OTO - NOTNLM OT - Gene Polymorphism OT - Inflammation OT - Psoriatic Arthritis EDAT- 2014/09/28 06:00 MHDA- 2016/04/07 06:00 CRDT- 2014/09/28 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/09/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/04/07 06:00 [medline] AID - annrheumdis-2014-205461 [pii] AID - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205461 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Rheum Dis. 2016 Jan;75(1):155-62. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205461. Epub 2014 Sep 26.