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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2020

Co-Occurrence of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Sjögren's Syndrome in a Patient With Acromegaly: A Case Report and Retrospective Single-Center Review of Acromegaly Patients.

Philipp S Fuchs, Jonas Lötscher, Caroline M Berkemeier, Julia R Hirsiger, Adhideb Ghosh, Quan-Zhen Li, Nikolaus Deigendesch, Emanuel Christ, Alexander A Navarini, Mike Recher and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Philipp S FuchsClinical Immunology, Medical Outpatient Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Jonas LötscherImmunobiology Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Caroline M BerkemeierMedical Immunology, Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Julia R HirsigerTranslational Immunology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Adhideb GhoshFaculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Quan-Zhen LiDepartment of Immunology/Internal Medicine and IIMT Microarray Core Facility, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States.
Nikolaus DeigendeschInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Emanuel ChristCentre for Neuroendocrine and Endocrine Tumours, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Alexander A NavariniDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Mike RecherImmunodeficiency Clinic and Laboratory, Departments of Internal Medicine and Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Thomas DaikelerRheumatology Clinic, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Ingmar A F M HeijnenMedical Immunology, Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Christoph T BergerClinical Immunology, Medical Outpatient Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Basel · CHThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USUniversity of Zurich · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) are uncommon autoimmune diseases. The co-occurrence in the same patient has been rarely described. Acromegaly has been associated with autoimmune thyroiditis, but the prevalence of other autoimmune disorders such as AAV and SS has not been evaluated in acromegaly. Methods: Characterization of a patient with acromegaly and two rare autoimmune diseases-SS and AAV (microscopic polyangiitis (MPA))-by autoantibody-array and whole exome sequencing (WES). Single-center retrospective review of medical records of acromegaly patients to explore the prevalence of diagnosed autoimmune diseases. Results: We report a Caucasian woman in her 50's with a serologically (anti-SSA/Ro, anti-MPO-ANCA antibodies) and histologically confirmed diagnosis of symptomatic SS and MPA. SS with MPO-ANCA positivity preceded MPA. An exploratory autoantigen array detected a broad spectrum of autoantibodies. WES revealed heterozygous carrier status of the PTPN22 mutation R620W, which is associated with an increased risk for autoimmunity. A similar combination of positive anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies and ANCA was only present in 5/1184 (0.42%) other patients tested for both antibodies in our clinic over six years. Amongst 85 acromegaly patients seen at our clinic in a 20-year period, 12% had a clinically relevant associated immunological disease. Conclusion: We present a rare case of SS and AAV in a patient with acromegaly and multiple autoantibody specificities. Patients with SS and ANCA should be closely monitored for the development of (subclinical) AAV. Whether acromegaly represents a risk for autoimmunity should be further investigated in prospective acromegaly cohorts.

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AcromegalyAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicAnti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisAutoantibodiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSjogren's SyndromeAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicAutoantibodiesacromegalyANCAautoantibodiesmicroscopic polyangiitisPTPN22Sjögrensmall vessel vasculitiswhole exome sequencing

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