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INTRODUCTION: Spondyloarthritis is a chronic rheumatic disease that affect the axial skeleton and peripheral joints, along with several extra-articular manifestations. The association with HLA-B27 remains one of the strongest known links between these entities and the major histocompatibility complex. However, the global distribution of HLA-B27 varies considerably and furthermore, associations with non-HLA-B27 genes have been described. OBJECTIVE: The frequency of HLA class I and II was determined in a population of patients with spondyloarthritis with respect to detection in the clinical setting and by radiology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, retrospective and prospective study was conducted in 56 patients from northwestern Colombia. Each was diagnosed with spondyloarthritis between 2005 and 2008. In each case, alleles were identified for the loci HLA class I and II (HLA-B; HLADQB1 and HLADRB). The frequency of these alleles in the axial, peripheral, extraarticular and radiological manifestations. RESULTS: The frequency of HLA-B27 was 50% overall, and it was the most frequent allele. The two other alleles were HLA.DRB4*01 at 35.7% and HLA-DQB1*0501 at 28.6%, as detected in each of the clinical and radiological manifestations. A high frequency of HLA-B27 and HLA-DRB4*01 (64.3%) was noted in patients with dactylitis. CONCLUSION: The alleles HLA-B27, HLA-DRB4*01 and HLA-DQB1*0501 were common in the different subtypes of spondyloarthritis and were frequent in the specific clinical axial, peripheral and extraarticular clinical manifestations, as well as radiological sacroiliitis.
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Genes, MHC Class II , Genes, MHC Class I , Spondylarthritis/genetics , Adult , Alleles , Cohort Studies , Colombia/epidemiology , Comorbidity , Cross-Sectional Studies , Enteritis/epidemiology , Enteritis/genetics , Female , Gene Frequency , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , HLA-B27 Antigen/genetics , HLA-DQ beta-Chains/genetics , HLA-DRB1 Chains/genetics , HLA-DRB4 Chains/genetics , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective Studies , Radiography , Retrospective Studies , Sacroiliitis/diagnostic imaging , Sacroiliitis/epidemiology , Sacroiliitis/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Spondylarthritis/diagnostic imaging , Spondylarthritis/epidemiology , Spondylitis, Ankylosing/diagnostic imaging , Spondylitis, Ankylosing/epidemiology , Spondylitis, Ankylosing/genetics , Uveitis/epidemiology , Uveitis/geneticsABSTRACT
Introducción. Las espondiloartritis son enfermedades reumatológicas crónicas que afectan el esqueleto axial y las articulaciones periféricas, con varias manifestaciones extraarticulares. La asociación con el HLA-B27 sigue siendo uno de los vínculos más fuertes conocidos entre estas entidades y el complejo mayor de histocompatibilidad; sin embargo, la distribución mundial del HLA-B27 varía considerablemente y se han descrito asociaciones con genes no HLA-B27. Objetivo. Conocer la frecuencia de alelos HLA de clase I y II en pacientes con espondiloartritis provenientes del noroccidente colombiano y su frecuencia en las manifestaciones clínicas y radiológicas específicas. Materiales y métodos. Se condujo un estudio descriptivo, observacional, de corte transversal, retrospectivo y prospectivo entre 2005 y 2008 de 56 pacientes colombianos con espondiloartritis. Se identificaron los alelos correspondientes a los loci HLA de clase I y II (HLA-B, HLADQB1 y HLADRB). Se analizó su frecuencia con las manifestaciones clínicas axiales, periféricas, extraarticulares y radiológicas. Resultados. Se encontró una baja frecuencia de HLA-B27 en la población total (50 %), aunque fue el alelo más frecuente, junto con HLA-DRB4*01 (35,7 %) y HLA-DQB1*0501 (28,6 %), en todos los pacientes en general y en cada una de las manifestaciones clínicas y radiológicas. Se resalta la alta frecuencia de HLA-B27 y HLA-DRB4*01 (64,3 %) en pacientes con dactilitis, hallazgo novedoso sin previa descripción. Conclusión. Los alelos HLA-B27, HLA-DRB4*01 y HLA-DQB1*0501 fueron frecuentes en los diferentes subtipos de espondiloartritis y en las manifestaciones clínicas axiales, periféricas y extraarticulares específicas, además de la sacroiliítis radiológica.
Introduction. Spondyloarthritis is a chronic rheumatic disease that affect the axial skeleton and peripheral joints, along with several extra-articular manifestations. The association with HLA-B27 remains one of the strongest known links between these entities and the major histocompatibility complex. However, the global distribution of HLA-B27 varies considerably and furthermore, associations with non-HLA-B27 genes have been described. Objective. The frequency of HLA class I and II was determined in a population of patients with spondyloarthritis with respect to detection in the clinical setting and by radiology. Materials and methods. A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, retrospective and prospective study was conducted in 56 patients from northwestern Colombia. Each was diagnosed with spondyloarthritis between 2005 and 2008. In each case, alleles were identified for the loci HLA class I and II (HLA-B; HLADQB1 and HLADRB). The frequency of these alleles in the axial, peripheral, extraarticular and radiological manifestations. Results.The frequency of HLA-B27 was 50% overall, and it was the most frequent allele. The two other alleles were HLA.DRB4*01 at 35.7% and HLA-DQB1*0501 at 28.6%, as detected in each of the clinical and radiological manifestations. A high frequency of HLA-B27 and HLA-DRB4*01 (64.3%) was noted in patients with dactylitis. Conclusion. The alleles HLA-B27, HLA-DRB4*01 and HLA-DQB1*0501 were common in the different subtypes of spondyloarthritis and were frequent in the specific clinical axial, peripheral and extraarticular clinical manifestations, as well as radiological sacroiliitis.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Genes, MHC Class I , Genes, MHC Class II , Spondylarthritis/genetics , Alleles , Cohort Studies , Comorbidity , Cross-Sectional Studies , Colombia/epidemiology , Enteritis/epidemiology , Enteritis/genetics , Gene Frequency , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , /genetics , HLA-DQ beta-Chains/genetics , HLA-DRB1 Chains/genetics , /genetics , Prospective Studies , Retrospective Studies , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sacroiliitis/epidemiology , Sacroiliitis/genetics , Sacroiliitis , Spondylarthritis/epidemiology , Spondylarthritis , Spondylitis, Ankylosing/epidemiology , Spondylitis, Ankylosing/genetics , Spondylitis, Ankylosing , Uveitis/epidemiology , Uveitis/geneticsABSTRACT
Introducción: La inmunofluorescencia indirecta (IFI)sobre células Hep-2 es la prueba usada para la tamización deautoanticuerpos en enfermedades del tejido conectivo, en tanto queel perfil de anticuerpos específicos se puede detectar por métodosinmunométricos como el inmunoensayo lineal en soporte sólido (LIA).Objetivos: 1) evaluar el desempeño de un LIA comercial en el suerode pacientes, y compararlo con la determinación de anticuerposantinucleares por IFI; 2) describir el perfil de los autoanticuerposdetectados por las dos pruebas; y 3) conocer la frecuencia de losdiferentes autoanticuerpos en los pacientes evaluados. Materialesy métodos: se incluyeron 72 pacientes consecutivos, con sospechade enfermedad autoinmune, que consultaron en el HospitalPablo Tobón Uribe en Medellín, Colombia. Las muestras fueronprocesadas por IFI y por LIA. Resultados: el patrón homogéneoy el moteado fueron los más frecuentes en estos pacientes. Losanticuerpos específicos que prevalecieron fueron los anti-histonas,anti-nucleosomas y anti-dsDNA; estos hallazgos eran esperablespues son los anticuerpos que se asocian al patrón homogéneo, quefue el más prevalente. Se encontró una concordancia del 68,05%entre los resultados por ambos métodos. Conclusiones: la bajaconcordancia entre las dos pruebas, menor que la reportada enla literatura (90%), pudo ser el resultado de la baja probabilidadpre-test de los pacientes incluidos en el estudio. Entre las ventajasdel LIA se encuentra que acorta el tiempo del diagnóstico y delinicio del tratamiento, su mayor sensibilidad y especificidad, y laposibilidad de identificar los anticuerpos específicos de maneraindividual, además de detectar anticuerpos extraíbles que no sonidentificados por IFI.
Abstract: Introduction:Indirect immunofluorescence (IFI) on Hep-2 cells is the test used for screening autoantibodies in connective tissue diseases, while the profile of specific antibodies can be detected by immunometric methods such as solid support line immunoassay (LIA). Objectives: 1) To evaluate the performance of a commercial LIA on serum of patients, and compare it with the determination of antinuclear antibodies by IFI, 2) to describe the profile of the autoantibodies detected by both tests, and 3) to determine the frequency of the different autoantibodies in the evaluated patients. Materials and methods: We included 72 consecutive patients with suspected autoimmune disease that consulted the Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital in Medellín, Colombia. The samples were processed by IFI and LIA. Results:The homogeneous and speckled patterns were more common in these patients. The most prevalent specific antibodies were the anti-histone, anti-nucleosome and anti-dsDNA; these findings were expected because these are the antibodies associated with the homogeneous pattern, which was the most prevalent. There was a 68,05% concordance between the results by both methods. Conclusions:The low concordance between the two tests, lower than that reported in the literature (90%), could be the result of low pre-test probability of the patients included in the study. The advantages of LIA include that it allows shortening the time of diagnosis and initiation of treatment, its highest sensitivity and specificity, and the ability to individually identify specific antibodies, as well as to detect extractable antibodies that are not identified by IFI.