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ArticleScientific reports2023

Analysis of FCGR3A-p.176Val variants in women with recurrent pregnancy loss and the association with CD16a expression and anti-HLA antibody status.

Denise H J Habets, Salwan Al-Nasiry, Sietse Q Nagelkerke, Christina E M Voorter, Marc E A Spaanderman, Taco W Kuijpers, Lotte Wieten

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Denise H J HabetsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands. denise.habets@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Salwan Al-NasiryDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sietse Q NagelkerkeDepartment of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Christina E M VoorterDepartment of Transplantation Immunology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Marc E A SpaandermanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Taco W KuijpersDepartment of Blood Cell Research, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lotte WietenDepartment of Transplantation Immunology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Maastricht University Medical Centre · NLMaastricht University · NLSanquin · NLUniversity of Amsterdam · NL

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Abstract

Natural Killer (NK) cells have been implicated in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). The p.Val176Phe (or Val158Phe) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) in the FCGR3A gene encoding the FcγRIIIA or CD16a receptor has been associated with an enhanced affinity for IgG and stronger NK-mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. We hypothesized that the presence of at least one p.176Val variant associates with RPL and increased CD16a expression and alloantibodies e.g., against paternal human leukocyte antigen (HLA). In 50 women with RPL, we studied frequencies of the p.Val176Phe FCGR3A polymorphisms. Additionally, CD16a expression and anti-HLA antibody status were analyzed by flowcytometry and Luminex Single Antigens. In woman with RPL, frequencies were: 20% (VV), 42% (VF) and 38% (FF). This was comparable to frequencies from the European population in the NCBI SNP database and in an independent Dutch cohort of healthy women. NK cells from RPL women with a VV (22,575 [18731-24607]) and VF (24,294 [20157-26637]) polymorphism showed a higher expression of the CD16a receptor than NK cells from RPL women with FF (17,367 [13257-19730]). No difference in frequencies of the FCGR3A-p.176 SNP were detected when comparing women with or without class I and class II anti-HLA antibodies. Our study does not provide strong evidence for an association between the p.Val176Phe FCGR3A SNP and RPL.

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Abortion, HabitualReceptors, IgGAntibodiesFemaleHLA AntigensHumansKiller Cells, NaturalPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePregnancyAntibodiesFCGR3A protein, humanHLA AntigensReceptors, IgG

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