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ArticleArthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)2026

Distinct HLA Associations for Antibody Multireactivity With Citrulline-Containing Type II Collagen Epitopes Versus More Limited Antibody Reactivity With Citrulline-Containing IgG Epitopes in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

S Janna Bashar, Courtney B Myhr, Adam H Titi, Zihao Zheng, Miriam A Shelef

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S Janna BasharDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Courtney B MyhrDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Adam H TitiDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Zihao ZhengDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Miriam A ShelefDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8842-0303

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Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs W81XWH-18-1-0717
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objectiveAnticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPAs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be promiscuous, with cross-reactive binding to many antigens containing short motifs, or private with little cross-reactivity. Also, ACPA reactivity patterns differ among patients with RA, including for motif-containing epitopes in important self-antigens like collagen and IgG (bound by RA-associated rheumatoid factors [RFs]), with limited understanding of the underlying mechanism. The objective of this study was to determine if HLA alleles associate with ACPA reactivity patterns.

methodsFor 100 ACPA+RF+ participants with RA, serum IgG binding was quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to 10 citrulline-containing peptides derived from Type II collagen and IgG1 (nine with motifs), and HLA loci were genotyped. Also, antibody and serum multireactivity were evaluated. HLA alleles present differentially in RA participants with high versus low IgG binding to specific peptides, as well as with multireactivity versus limited reactivity were identified by Fisher's exact test.

resultsSerum IgG multireactivity for citrulline-glycine motif-containing collagen peptides was high, at least partially due to promiscuous antibodies. HLA-DQA1*01:02 was present in more participants with anticitrullinated collagen antibodies and multireactive sera. In contrast, serum multireactivity was low for IgG1-derived peptides due at least in part to more private antibodies. Shared epitope-containing HLA-DRB1*04:01 was present more frequently in participants with RA-associated RFs irrespective of the citrulline-serine motif and less frequently in participants with anticitrullinated collagen antibodies. Several HLA alleles associated with specific antibody reactivities.

conclusionDifferent HLA alleles may contribute to the different reactivity patterns of promiscuous anticitrullinated collagen antibodies and more private RA-associated RFs.

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Anti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesArthritis, RheumatoidAutoantibodiesCitrullineCollagen Type IIEpitopesImmunoglobulin GAdultAgedAllelesCross ReactionsFemaleHLA-DQ alpha-ChainsHLA-DRB1 ChainsHumansMaleAnti-Citrullinated Protein AntibodiesAutoantibodiesCitrullineCollagen Type IIEpitopesHLA-DQ alpha-ChainsHLA-DRB1 ChainsImmunoglobulin GRheumatoid Factor

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