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Gasperi, C.* ; Andlauer, T.F.M.* ; Keating, A.* ; Knier, B.* ; Klein, A.* ; Pernpeintner, V.* ; Lichtner, P. ; Gold, R.* ; Zipp, F.* ; Then Bergh, F.* ; Stangel, M.* ; Tumani, H.* ; Wildemann, B.* ; Wiendl, H.* ; Bayas, A.* ; Kümpfel, T.* ; Zettl, U.K.* ; Linker, R.A.* ; Ziemann, U.* ; Knop, M.* ; Warnke, C.* ; Friese, M.A.* ; Paul, F.* ; Tackenberg, B.* ; Berthele, A.* ; Hemmer, B.*

Genetic determinants of the humoral immune response in MS.

Neurol. Neuroimmunol. Neuroinflammation 7:e827 (2020)
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ObjectiveIn this observational study, we investigated the impact of genetic factors at the immunoglobulin heavy chain constant locus on chromosome 14 and the major histocompatibility complex region on intrathecal immunoglobulin G, A, and M levels as well as on B cells and plasmablasts in the CSF and blood of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).MethodsUsing regression analyses, we tested genetic variants on chromosome 14 and imputed human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles for associations with intrathecal immunoglobulins in 1,279 patients with MS or clinically isolated syndrome and with blood and CSF B cells and plasmablasts in 301 and 348 patients, respectively.ResultsThe minor alleles of variants on chromosome 14 were associated with higher intrathecal immunoglobulin G levels (beta = 0.58 [0.47 to 0.68], lowest adjusted p = 2.32 x 10(-23)), and lower intrathecal immunoglobulin M (beta = -0.56 [-0.67 to -0.46], p = 2.06 x 10(-24)) and A (beta = -0.42 [-0.54 to -0.31], p = 7.48 x 10(-11)) levels. Alleles from the HLA-B*07:02-DRB1*15:01-DQA1*01:02-DQB1*06:02 haplotype were associated with higher (lowest p = 2.14 x 10(-7)) and HLA-B*44:02 with lower (beta = -0.35 [-0.54 to -0.17], p = 1.38 x 10(-2)) immunoglobulin G levels. Of interest, different HLA alleles were associated with lower intrathecal immunoglobulin M (HLA-C*02:02, beta = -0.45 [-0.61 to -0.28], p = 1.01 x 10(-5)) and higher immunoglobulin A levels (HLA-DQA1*01:03-DQB1*06:03-DRB1*13:01 haplotype, beta = 0.40 [0.21 to 0.60], p = 4.46 x 10(-3)). The impact of HLA alleles on intrathecal immunoglobulin G and M levels could mostly be explained by associations with CSF B cells and plasmablasts.ConclusionAlthough some HLA alleles seem to primarily drive the extent of humoral immune responses in the CNS by increasing CSF B cells and plasmablasts, genetic variants at the immunoglobulin heavy chain constant locus might regulate intrathecal immunoglobulins levels via different mechanisms.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Diagnostic-criteria; Multiple-sclerosis; Igg; Guidelines; Allotypes; Variants
e-ISSN 2332-7812
Journal Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
Quellenangaben Volume: 7, Issue: 5, Pages: , Article Number: e827 Supplement: ,
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publishing Place Philadelphia, Pa.
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Human Genetics (IHG)
Grants biobank of the Department of Neurology as part of the Joint Biobank Munich
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy
European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (grant MultipleMS)
German Research Foundation (DFG)
German Federal Ministry for Education and Research