title: HLA system and autoantibodies in primary Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: The primary Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune exocrinopathy in which is established a correlation between the production of antibodies and certain HLA determinants. A significant number of antigens from A, B, C, DR and DQ loci was investigated in 50 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome with positive autoantibodies against dsDNA, ssDNA, Ro (SS-A), La (SS-B), RNP antigens, as well as with higher titer of anticardiolipin antibodies from IgM and IgG classes. The HLA antigens were investigated by a microlimphocytotoxic test and a prolonged test, while the autoantibodies by an indirect immunofluorescency, counter electrophoresis and ELISA. A significant correlation was established between HLA-A1 and HLA-DR3 and the anti-Ro, anti-La, anti-DNA and anti-RNP antibodies, as well as between the higher titer of JgM and JgG anticardiolipins and the HLA-A1, B8 and DR3 antigens. No association was found between the specific for the disease anti-Ro and anti-La autoantibodies and certain genetic markers. The achieved results confirm the hypothesis that the autoantibodies' production in primary Sjören's syndrome is to a certain extent genetically determined. (Tab. 1, Ref. 5.)
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Rheumatology, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria. mar_pan@abv.bg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panchovska
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sheytanov
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martinova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D006680:HLA Antigens