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ArticleBMC medicine2014

Autoantibodies against MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A are associated with increased risk of concomitant autoimmune diseases in celiac patients.

Antonio López-Vázquez, Lourdes Mozo, Rebeca Alonso-Arias, Beatriz Suárez-Álvarez, José Ramón Vidal-Castiñeira, Eduardo Arranz, Umberto Volta, Carlos Bousoño, Marcos López-Hoyos, Luís Rodrigo and 1 more

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Article in BMC medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonio López-Vázquez
Lourdes Mozo
Rebeca Alonso-Arias
Beatriz Suárez-Álvarez
José Ramón Vidal-Castiñeira
Eduardo Arranz
Umberto Volta
Carlos Bousoño
Marcos López-Hoyos
Luís Rodrigo
Carlos López-LarreaDepartment of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo 33006, Spain. inmuno@hca.es.
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias · ESFundación Renal Española · ESIRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola · ITUniversidad de Valladolid · ES

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Abstract

backgroundOverexpression of autologous proteins can lead to the formation of autoantibodies and autoimmune diseases. MHC class I polypeptide-related sequence A (MICA) is highly expressed in the enterocytes of patients with celiac disease, which arises in response to gluten. The aim of this study was to investigate anti-MICA antibody formation in patients with celiac disease and its association with other autoimmune processes.

methodsWe tested serum samples from 383 patients with celiac disease, obtained before they took up a gluten-free diet, 428 patients with diverse autoimmune diseases, and 200 controls for anti-MICA antibodies. All samples were also tested for anti-endomysium and anti-transglutaminase antibodies.

resultsAntibodies against MICA were detected in samples from 41.7% of patients with celiac disease but in only 3.5% of those from controls (P <0.0001) and 8.2% from patients with autoimmune disease (P <0.0001). These antibodies disappeared after the instauration of a gluten-free diet. Anti-MICA antibodies were significantly prevalent in younger patients (P <0.01). Fifty-eight patients with celiac disease (15.1%) presented a concomitant autoimmune disease. Anti-MICA-positive patients had a higher risk of autoimmune disease than MICA antibody-negative patients (P <0.0001; odds ratio = 6.11). The risk was even higher when we also controlled for age (odds ratio = 11.69). Finally, we found that the associated risk of developing additional autoimmune diseases was 16 and 10 times as high in pediatric patients and adults with anti-MICA, respectively, as in those without.

conclusionsThe development of anti-MICA antibodies could be related to a gluten-containing diet, and seems to be involved in the development of autoimmune diseases in patients with celiac disease, especially younger ones.

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AdolescentAdultAutoantibodiesAutoimmune DiseasesCeliac DiseaseChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityDiet, Gluten-FreeFemaleGlutensHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansMaleRisk FactorsYoung AdultAutoantibodiesGlutensHistocompatibility Antigens Class IMHC class I-related chain A

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PMID24565339
PMCPMC3945941
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