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ArticleImmunologic research2017

HLA-DRB1 the notorious gene in the mosaic of autoimmunity.

María-Teresa Arango, Carlo Perricone, Shaye Kivity, Enrica Cipriano, Fulvia Ceccarelli, Guido Valesini, Yehuda Shoenfeld

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Article in Immunologic research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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58citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

María-Teresa ArangoZabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Carlo PerriconeZabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Shaye KivityZabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Enrica CiprianoReumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Fulvia CeccarelliReumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Guido ValesiniReumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Yehuda ShoenfeldZabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, The Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, 52621, Ramat Gan, Israel. shoenfel@post.tau.ac.il.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITSheba Medical Center · ILTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The major histocompatibility complex system is the most polymorphic gene cluster of the mammal genome. In humans, this is a genomic locus known as the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system. The HLA encodes mostly immune-associated proteins whose main effect is the presentation of antigens to the immune cells. Thus, it is clear that it is essential for to the proper function of the immune response against pathogens and strongly implicated in the development of autoimmune diseases. Nonetheless, there are hundreds of polymorphisms of HLA-DRB1 which have been associated with different autoimmune disorders as well as with immune response to infection and vaccines. It is possible that the interaction of specific HLA with pathogenic antigens is one of the keys favoring (or protecting) toward the development of an autoimmune disease. In the era of personalized medicine, it would be of great help to build a map of the genomic risk of each individual to evaluate the risk of developing an autoimmune condition.

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AnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesAutoimmunityHLA-DRB1 ChainsHumansPolymorphism, GeneticVaccinesHLA-DRB1 ChainsVaccinesAutoimmunityDRB1GeneGeneticHLA systemInfectionsLocusVaccines

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PMID27435705
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