title: The association of the HLA class II antigens with clinical and autoantibody expression in Malaysian Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: The frequency of the HLA class II antigens/alleles (HLA-DR, DQ and DP) were studied in 70 Malaysian Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to examine the contribution of these genes to disease susceptibility, their clinical expression and Immunological responses. This was done using modified PCR-RFLP technique. These samples were then compared with 66 ethnically matched controls. We found a strong association of the DQA1*0102 (p corr = 0.032, rr = 3.39), DQB1*0501 (p corr = 0.003, rr = 4.55), *0601 (p corr = 0.006, rr = 4.22) and DPB1* 0901(p corr = 0.02, rr = 4.58) with SLE. Clinically, we found a strong association of DR2 and DQA1*0301 with renal involvement and DQA1*0102 with alopecia. Immunologically, statistical analysis (Chi-square test ) showed a strong association of DQA1*0102 with anti-Ro/La antibodies while DQA1*0301 was observed to be strongly associated with antibodies to ds DNA. DQA1*0102 was found more frequently in those with a later disease onset (30 years of age or above). From these data we suggest that the HLA class II genes play a role in conferring disease susceptibility and clinical and immunological expression.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Azizah
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ainoi
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kuak
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Normaznah
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Rahim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II