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ArticleScientific reports2025

DNA methylome biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease reflecting lung fibrosis pathways, an exploratory case-control study.

Bartosz Kaczmarczyk, Carlos de la Calle-Fabregat, Adrian Conde, Ana Catarina Duarte, Natalia Mena-Vazquez, Antonio Fernandez-Nebro, Ana Triguero-Martinez, Santos Castañeda, Raquel Dos-Santos Sobrin, Antonio Mera-Varela and 25 more

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Bartosz Kaczmarczyk *Experimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Carlos de la Calle-Fabregat *Epigenetics and Immune Disease Group, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Barcelona, Spain.
Adrian CondeExperimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Ana Catarina DuarteRheumatology Department, Unidade Local de Saúde de Almada-Seixal - Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Natalia Mena-VazquezDepartment of Rheumatology, University Regional Hospital of Malaga (HRUM). Institute for Biomedical Research in Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga University, Málaga, Spain.
Antonio Fernandez-NebroDepartment of Rheumatology, University Regional Hospital of Malaga (HRUM). Institute for Biomedical Research in Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga University, Málaga, Spain.
Ana Triguero-MartinezRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-Princesa), Madrid, Spain.
Santos CastañedaRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-Princesa), Madrid, Spain.
Raquel Dos-Santos SobrinExperimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Antonio Mera-VarelaExperimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Chary Lopez-PedreraRheumatology Service, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
Alejandro Escudero-ContrerasRheumatology Service, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
Paloma Vela-CasasempereRheumatology Department, Hospital General Universitario Dr Balmis, ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain.
Maria MolinaPneumology Department, Hospital Universitario Belvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Javier NarvaezRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Belvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Miriam Retuerto-GuerreroRheumatology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Jose L PablosRheumatology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Juan C Sarmiento-MonroyRheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Raimon SanmartiRheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Luis Gomez-CarreraPneumology Department, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IDIPAZ), Madrid, Spain.
Gema BonillaRheumatology Department, Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IDIPAZ), Madrid, Spain.
Sara Remuzgo-MartinezRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez-GayDepartment of Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
Virginia Leiro-FernandezPneumology Department, NeumoVigo I+i Research Group, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO. CIBERES. ISCIII, Vigo, Spain.
Nair Perez-GomezRheumatology Unit, Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain.
Cristina Vadillo-FontRheumatology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos - Instituto Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain.
Lydia AbasoloRheumatology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos - Instituto Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain.
Ivette Casafont-SoleRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
Lourdes Mateo-SoriaRheumatology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
Ana Cristina Castillo-GonzalezRheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.
Carlos MarrasRheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.
Eva Perez-PampinExperimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Esteban Ballestar *Epigenetics and Immune Disease Group, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Barcelona, Spain.
Antonio Gonzalez *Experimental and Observational Rheumatology and Rheumatology Unit, Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. agmartinezp@ser.es.
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Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI20/01268Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI23/00841Instituto de Salud Carlos III RD21/0002/0003
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Abstract

Rheumatoid Arthritis-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (RA-ILD) significantly reduces life quality and survival, necessitating improvements in its understanding and clinical management. We addressed these goals using DNA methylation analysis, which has not been done in RA-ILD samples, by comparing 32 RA patients with ILD diagnosed less than one year before (cases) and 32 matched RA patients without ILD (controls). This analysis identified 6679 differentially methylated positions (DMPs) with Δβ ≥ 2% and FDR < 0.05, and 576 differentially methylated regions in RA-ILD. Some DMPs were near mucin, collagen, and telomere maintenance genes. Also, the most notably enriched gene set (up to p

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Arthritis, RheumatoidDNA MethylationEpigenomeLung Diseases, InterstitialPulmonary FibrosisAgedBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkersBiomarkersDNA methylationEpigeneticsInterstitial lung diseaseLung fibrosisRheumatoid arthritis

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