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Transcriptomic Profiling of Peripheral B Cells in Antibody Positive Sjogren's Patients Reveals Interferon Signature.

Mehrnaz Maleki-Fischbach, Kelsey Anderson, Evans R Fernández Pérez

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Article in Genes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Mehrnaz Maleki-FischbachDivision of Rheumatology, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
Kelsey AndersonCenter for Genes, Environment, and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA.
Evans R Fernández PérezDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7535-1591

Funding

clinical academic development program award CADPA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSjögren's disease (SjD) is a common systemic autoimmune disease that affects mainly women. Key pathologic features include the infiltration of exocrine glands by lymphocytes and the activation of B lymphocytes with the production of autoantibodies. We aimed to analyze the transcriptome of circulating B cells from patients with SJD and healthy controls to decipher the B-cell-specific contribution to SJD.

methodsRNA from peripheral blood B cells of five untreated female patients with SjD and positive ANA, positive anti-SSA (both Ro-52 and Ro-60), positive anti-SSB and positive rheumatoid-factor, and five healthy controls was subjected to whole-transcriptome sequencing. A false discovery rate of < 0.1 was applied to define differentially expressed genes (DEG).

resultsRNA-sequencing identified 56 up and 23 down DEG. Hierarchal clustering showed a clear separation between the two groups. Ingenuity pathway analysis revealed that these genes may play a role in interferon signaling, chronic mycobacterial infection, and transformation to myeloproliferative disorders.

conclusionsWe found upregulated expression of type-I and type-II interferon (IFN)-induced genes, as well as genes that may contribute to other concomitant conditions, including infections and a higher risk of myeloproliferative disorders. This adds insight into the autoimmune process and suggests potential targets for future functional and prognostic studies.

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B-LymphocytesGene Expression ProfilingSjogren's SyndromeTranscriptomeAdultAgedAutoantibodiesFemaleHumansInterferonsMiddle AgedAutoantibodiesInterferonsB cellsgene expressionSjögren’s disease

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