HLA-DQA1 as a risk factor for microchimerism: Comment on the article by Artlett et al [3]

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2713-

  Lambert, Nathalie C ^a  

^a Inst National pour la Santé   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DQA1 ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROCHIMERISM; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4043080682     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.20388     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Artlett CM, O'Hanlon TP, Lopez AM, Song YW, Miller FW, Rider LG, for the Childhood Myositis Heterogeneity Collaborative Study Group. HLA-DQA1 is not an apparent risk factor for microchimerism in patients with various autoimmune diseases and in healthy individuals. Arthritis Rheum 2003;48:2567-72.
2. Lambert NC, Evans PC, Hashizumi TL, Maloney S, Gooley T, Furst DE, et al. Cutting edge: persistent fetal microchimerism in T lymphocytes is associated with HLA-DQA1c*0501: implications in autoimmunity. J Immunol 2000;164:5545-48.
3. Zhong XY, Martin RB, Troeger C, Kang A, Holzgreve W, Hahn S. Fluctuation of maternal and fetal free extracellular circulatory DNA in maternal plasma. Obstet Gynecol 2000;96:991-6.
4. Artlett CM, Cox LA, Jimenez SA. Detection of cellular microchimerism of male or female origin in systemic sclerosis patients by polymerase chain reaction analysis of HLA-Cw alleles. Arthritis Rheum 2000;43:1062-7.