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ArticleEuropean journal of neurology2021

Genetic biomarkers for intravenous immunoglobulin response in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.

Krista Kuitwaard, Pieter A van Doorn, Thiziri Bengrine, Wouter van Rijs, Frank Baas, Sietse Q Nagelkerke, Taco W Kuijpers, Willem-Jan R Fokkink, Carina Bunschoten, Merel C Broers and 3 more

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Article in European journal of neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Krista KuitwaardDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1003-500X
Pieter A van DoornDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Thiziri BengrineDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Wouter van RijsDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Frank BaasDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Sietse Q NagelkerkeDepartment of Blood Cell Research, Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Taco W KuijpersDepartment of Blood Cell Research, Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Willem-Jan R FokkinkDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Carina BunschotenDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6116-5656
Merel C BroersDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7770-8475
Sten P WillemsenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Bart C JacobsDepartment of Neurology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Ruth HuizingaDepartment of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NLEmma Kinderziekenhuis · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is a clinical and electrophysiological heterogeneous immune-mediated polyneuropathy. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg), corticosteroids, and plasma exchange are proven effective treatments for CIDP. The clinical response to IVIg is variable between patients and currently unexplained. Finding biomarkers related to treatment response can help to understand the diversity of CIDP and personalise treatment choice.

methodsWe investigated whether genetic variation between patients may explain some of these differences in treatment response. Based on previous publications, we selected six candidate genes that might affect immune and axonal functions, IVIg metabolism, and treatment response in CIDP. Genetic variants were assessed in 172 CIDP patients treated with at least one course of IVIg (2 g/kg). A response to IVIg was defined by ≥1 grade improvement on the modified Rankin Scale. Blood samples were tested for variations in CNTN2, PRF1, FCGRT, FCGR2B, GJB1, and SH2D2A genes.

resultsIn univariate analysis, patients with the FCGR2B promoter variant 2B.4/2B.1 responded more often to IVIg than patients with the 2B.1/2B.1 variant (odds ratio [OR] = 6.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.6-30; p = 0.003). Patients with the p.(Ala91Val) variant of PRF1 were less often IVIg responsive (OR = 0.34, 95% CI = 0.13-0.91; p = 0.038). In multivariate analysis, both PRF1 and FCGR2B showed discriminative ability to predict the chance of IVIg response (area under the curve = 0.67).

conclusionsVariations in PRF1 and the promoter region of FCGR2B are associated with the response to IVIg in CIDP. These findings, which require validation, are a first step towards the understanding of the heterogeneity in the treatment response in CIDP.

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Polyradiculoneuropathy, Chronic Inflammatory DemyelinatingAdrenal Cortex HormonesGenetic MarkersHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousPlasma ExchangeAdrenal Cortex HormonesGenetic MarkersImmunoglobulins, Intravenouschronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathygenetic variationintravenous immunoglobulin

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PMID33460483
PMCPMC8247870
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