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ArticleRheumatology (Oxford, England)2025

Anti-Sp4 and anti-CCAR1 autoantibodies in UK vs US patients with adult and juvenile-onset anti-TIF1γ-positive myositis.

Fionnuala K McMorrow, Lucy R Wedderburn, Hector Chinoy, Alexander Oldroyd, Janine A Lamb, Lisa G Rider, Andrew L Mammen, Livia Casciola-Rosen, Neil J McHugh, Sarah L Tansley and 1 more

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Fionnuala K McMorrowDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK.ORCID 0009-0009-6042-2735
Lucy R WedderburnResearch and Teaching Department, UCL GOS Institute of Child Health, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2956-6676
Hector ChinoyDepartment of Rheumatology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Salford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6492-1288
Alexander OldroydDepartment of Rheumatology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Salford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5701-6490
Janine A LambDivision of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7248-0539
Lisa G RiderEnvironmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6912-2458
Andrew L MammenMuscle Disease Unit, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Livia Casciola-RosenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Neil J McHughDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Sarah L TansleyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4633-9598
UK JDCBS and Childhood Myositis Heterogeneity Study Group

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Assessment, Therapy and Prevention Of Autoimmune DiseaseZIAES101081 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI RIDER, LISA · 2009 to 2025
$17.6M
Action Medical Research UK SP4252Arthritis Research UKBath Institute of Rheumatic Diseases RAG-ST-18-210222Biomedical Research CentreDepartment of Health and Social CareHenry Smith Charity and Great Ormond Street Children's Charity V1268Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES101081JDM Cohort and BiomarkerManchester Biomedical Research Centre NIHR203308Medical Research Council MR/N003322/1Myositis UK CharityNational Institute for Health ResearchNational Institutes of Environmental Health SciencesNIH HHS ZIA ES101081The Myositis Association, Remission Charity GOSH042019Tiny Hearts SocietyVersus Arthritis 14518Versus Arthritis 20164Versus Arthritis 21593Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 085860
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Abstract

objectivesAnti-transcriptional intermediary factor 1γ (TIF1γ) autoantibodies are associated with malignancy in adult-onset idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) and this risk is attenuated if patients are also positive for anti-specificity protein 4 (Sp4) or anti-cell division cycle apoptosis regulator protein 1 (CCAR1). In anti-TIF1γ positive dermatomyositis (DM) patients from the USA, anti-Sp4 and anti-CCAR1 autoantibody frequencies are reported as 32% and 43% in adults and 9% and 19% in juveniles, respectively. This study aims to identify the frequency of anti-Sp4 and anti-CCAR1 in adult and juvenile UK anti-TIF1γ-positive myositis populations and report clinical associations.

methodsSerum samples from 51 UK participants with adult-onset IIM and 55 UK participants with JDM, all anti-TIF1γ autoantibody positive, and 24 healthy control samples were screened for anti-Sp4 and anti-CCAR1 autoantibodies by ELISA.

resultsIn UK adult anti-TIF1γ positive IIM patients, anti-Sp4 and anti-CCAR1 frequencies were 4% (2/51) and 16% (8/51). Both adult patients with anti-Sp4 were also positive for anti-CCAR1. In UK juveniles, anti-Sp4 was not detected and 13% (7/55) had anti-CCAR1 autoantibodies. Nineteen (37%) anti-TIF1γ positive UK adult myositis patients had cancer; neither of the two patients with anti-Sp4 autoantibodies and 25% (2/8) of anti-CCAR1 autoantibody-positive patients had cancer. No anti-Sp4 or anti-CCAR1 clinical associations were identified.

conclusionAnti-Sp4 and anti-CCAR1 autoantibodies are less common in the adult UK anti-TIF1γ-positive myositis population compared with published data from the USA, limiting their use as biomarkers for cancer risk. In patients with juvenile onset disease, anti-Sp4 is less frequent in UK patients compared with the USA, but the prevalence of anti-CCAR1 autoantibodies is similar.

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Apoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutoantibodiesMyositisTranscription FactorsAdolescentAdultAgedAge of OnsetCase-Control StudiesChildDermatomyositisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited KingdomApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutoantibodiesTranscription FactorsTRIM33 protein, humanautoantibodiescancerdermatomyositisJuvenile dermatomyositismyositis

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PMCPMC12107081

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