title: An additional susceptibility gene for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the HLA class I region on several DR-DQ haplotypes.
abstract: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an HLA-associated rheumatic disease with onset in childhood. We recently reported that allele 5 at microsatellite D6S265 in the HLA class I region is associated with JIA, independent of linkage disequilibrium with the high risk DR8-DQ4 haplotype. In the present study, we investigated whether alleles at D6S265, or other markers in this region, also modify the risk for JIA on other haplotypes, i.e., DRB1*1301-DQB1*0603 or DRB1*1101/4-DQB1*0301. We observed a significant association with allele 6 at D6S265 on the DRB1*1301-DQB1*0603 haplotype. We also noted an association with allele 3 at D6S265, when carried on the DRB1*1101/4-DQB1*0301 haplotype. Our results further support an additional JIA susceptibility gene in the HLA class I region in linkage disequilibrium with alleles at D6S265.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Immunology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. anna.smerdel@klinmed.uio.no
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smerdel
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finholt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ploski
authors.forename: Ø
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Førre
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Undlien
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Thorsby
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005805:Genes, MHC Class I; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008957:Models, Genetic
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens