Multiple Correspondence Analysis and HLA-Associations of Organ Involvement in a Large Cohort of African-American and European-American Patients with Sarcoidosis
Recommended Citation
Rasmussen A, Dawkins BA, Li C, Pezant N, Levin AM, Rybicki BA, Iannuzzi MC, and Montgomery CG. Multiple Correspondence Analysis and HLA-Associations of Organ Involvement in a Large Cohort of African-American and European-American Patients with Sarcoidosis. Lung 2023; 201(3):297-302.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2023
Publication Title
Lung
Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease with predominant pulmonary involvement and vast heterogeneity of clinical manifestations and disease outcomes. African American (AA) patients suffer greater morbidity and mortality. Using Multiple Correspondence Analysis, we identified seven clusters of organ involvement in European American (EA; n = 385) patients which were similar to those previously described in a Pan-European (GenPhenReSa) and a Spanish cohort (SARCOGEAS). In contrast, AA (n = 987) had six, less well-defined and overlapping clusters with little similarity to the cluster identified in the EA cohort evaluated at the same U.S. institutions. Association of cluster membership with two-digit HLA-DRB1 alleles demonstrated ancestry-specific patterns of association and replicated known HLA effects. These results further support the notion that genetically influenced immune risk profiles, which differ based on ancestry, play a role in phenotypic heterogeneity. Dissecting such risk profiles will move us closer to personalized medicine for this complex disease.
Medical Subject Headings
Humans; Alleles; Black or African American; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; HLA-DRB1 Chains; Sarcoidosis; White
PubMed ID
37322162
Volume
201
Issue
3
First Page
297
Last Page
302
