HLA-DQB1*05 subtypes and not DRB1*10:01 mediates risk in anti-IgLON5 disease

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Anti-IgLON5 disease is a rare and likely underdiagnosed subtype of autoimmune encephalitis. The disease displays a heterogeneous phenotype that includes sleep, movement, and bulbar-associated dysfunction. Presence of IgLON5-antibodies in CSF/serum, together with a strong association with HLA-DRB1*10:01∼DQB1*05:01, support an autoimmune basis. In this study, a multicentric HLA study of 87 anti-IgLON5 patients revealed a stronger association with HLA-DQ than HLA-DR. Specifically, we identified a predisposing rank-wise association with HLA-DQA1*01:05∼DQB1*05:01, HLA-DQA1*01:01∼DQB1*05:01 and HLA-DQA1*01:04∼DQB1*05:03 in 85% of patients. HLA sequences and binding cores for these three DQ heterodimers were similar, unlike those of linked DRB1 alleles, supporting a causal link to HLA-DQ. This association was further reflected in an increasingly later age of onset across each genotype group, with a delay of up to 11 years, while HLA-DQ-dosage dependent effects were also suggested by reduced risk in the presence of non-predisposing DQ1 alleles. The functional relevance of the observed HLA-DQ molecules was studied with competition binding assays. These proof-of-concept experiments revealed preferential binding of IgLON5 in a post-translationally modified, but not native, state to all three risk-associated HLA-DQ receptors. Further, a deamidated peptide from the Ig2-domain of IgLON5 activated T cells in two patients, compared to one control carrying HLA-DQA1*01:05∼DQB1*05:01. Taken together, these data support a HLA-DQ-mediated T cell response to IgLON5 as a potentially key step in the initiation of autoimmunity in this disease.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Brain : a journal of neurology - (2024) vom: 01. März

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Englisch

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Yogeshwar, Selina M [VerfasserIn]
Muñiz-Castrillo, Sergio [VerfasserIn]
Sabater, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
Peris-Sempere, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Mallajosyula, Vamsee [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Guo [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Han [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Fagundes Bueno, Flavia [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Xuhuai [VerfasserIn]
Picard, Géraldine [VerfasserIn]
Rogemond, Véronique [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Anne Laurie [VerfasserIn]
Heidbreder, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Höftberger, Romana [VerfasserIn]
Graus, Francesc [VerfasserIn]
Dalmau, Josep [VerfasserIn]
Santamaria, Joan [VerfasserIn]
Iranzo, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Schreiner, Bettina [VerfasserIn]
Giannoccaro, Maria Pia [VerfasserIn]
Liguori, Rocco [VerfasserIn]
Shimohata, Takayoshi [VerfasserIn]
Kimura, Akio [VerfasserIn]
Ono, Yoya [VerfasserIn]
Binks, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Mariotto, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Dinoto, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Bonello, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Hartmann, Christian J [VerfasserIn]
Tambasco, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Nigro, Pasquale [VerfasserIn]
Prüss, Harald [VerfasserIn]
McKeon, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Mark M [VerfasserIn]
Irani, Sarosh R [VerfasserIn]
Honnorat, Jérôme [VerfasserIn]
Gaig, Carles [VerfasserIn]
Finke, Carsten [VerfasserIn]
Mignot, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]

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Autoimmune encephalitis
Autoimmunity
HLA
IgLON5
Journal Article
T cell

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Date Revised 01.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1093/brain/awae048

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NLM369152107