title: HLA antigens in Tlingit Indians with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: HLA-DR4 has been described in association with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in multiple populations. We have studied HLA antigens in Alaskan Tlingit Indians. HLA-DR4 was decreased in the RA group (n = 32) compared with controls (n = 62) (6% vs 21% p = 0.07). The predominant DR4 allele observed was DRB1*0403 (Dw13.1). The most striking observation in these studies was a marked predominance of the DRB1*1402 allele encoding Dw16 (DRw14). This allele was present in 91% of RA cases, but was also highly prevalent in controls (80%, OR = 2.4 p = 0.20). DRB1*1402 only was observed in 47% of cases and 31% of controls. The DRB3*0101 (DRw52), and the DQA*0501 and DQB*0301 alleles encoding a subset of DQw3 were associated with DRB1*1402 in cases and in controls. HLA-Bw62 was increased in RA cases (28%) compared with controls (8%) (OR = 4.5, p = 0.01, corrected p = ns).
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Templin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lanier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barrington
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nisperos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mickelson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000413:Alaska; D000483:Alleles; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015234:HLA-A Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015236:HLA-C Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D015995:Prevalence; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015234:HLA-A Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D004247:DNA