Table 3

The strongest amino acid associations in autoantibody subgroups of IIM

AutoantibodyNumber of casesAmino acid association
GeneVariantP valueOR (95% CI)
Jo-1332HLA-DRB1 Position 74 Omnibus 3.47×10–64
Alanine (ref)
Arginine1.24×10--8 2.94 (2.03 to 4.26)
Glutamine0.020.59 (0.38 to 0.89)
Leucine6.21×10–5 2.78 (1.67 to 4.55)
Glutamic acid0.51.20 (0.70 to 1.96)
HLA-B Position 9 Omnibus 7.03×10–11
Tyrosine (ref)
Aspartic acid2.10×10–10 3.33 (2.30 to 4.84)
Histidine0.770.96 (0.73 to 1.26)
TIF1197HLA-DQB1 Position 37 Omnibus 1.49×10–10
Tyrosine (ref)
Isoleucine2.34×10–10 2.49 (1.88 to 3.31)
PM/Scl136HLA-DRB1 Position 74 Omnibus 2.48×10–40
Alanine (ref)
Arginine5.06×10–25 18.37 (10.88 to 32.98)
Glutamine0.431.26 (0.70 to 2.21)
Leucine
Glutamic acid
0.58
0.58
0.70 (0.17 to 2.32)
1.34 (0.44 to 3.56)
Mi-2104HLA-DRB1 Position 4 Omnibus 3.69×10–13
Arginine (ref)
Glutamine3.26×10–12 4.93 (3.17 to 7.79)
cN1A64HLA-DRB1 Position 74 Omnibus 6.15×10–14
Alanine (ref)
Arginine1.37×10–9 8.68 (4.43 to 18.1)
Glutamine0.020.17 (0.03 to 0.61)
Leucine0.053.31 (0.93 to 11.02)
Glutamic acid0.430.45 (0.03 to 2.30)
SRP45HLA-DRB1 Position 74 Omnibus 1.91×10–5
Alanine (ref)
Arginine9.47×10–4 3.51 (1.69 to 7.57)
Glutamine0.130.38 (0.08 to 1.18)
Leucine0.631.36 (0.32 to 4.34)
Glutamic Acid5.69×10–4 5.07 (2.05 to 13.17)
HMGCR42HLA-DRB1 Position 58 Omnibus 2.42×10–6
Alanine (ref)
Glutamic acid5.13×10–6 4.91 (2.52 to 9.97)
SAE31HLA-DQB1 Position 57 Omnibus 2.66×10–6
Aspartic acid (ref)
Alanine1.71×10–5 8.52 (3.42 to 24.47)
Valine0.411.61 (0.49 to 4.92)
Serine0.940.92 (0.04 to 7.66)
  • OR and 95% CI were calculated in a regression model including significant independent variants, using the most common amino acid in the population as the reference. Associations reaching study-wide significance are reported (p<2.9×10–5).

  • IIM, idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.