Risk of celiac disease autoimmunity is modified by interactions between CD247 and environmental exposures

Colorado Clinical Center, Previously, TEDDY study group, Other contributors, Repository, HLA Reference Laboratory, Genetics Laboratory, Autoantibody Reference Laboratories, Project Scientist, Data Coordinating Center, Pennsylvania Satellite Center, Washington Clinical Center, Sweden Clinical Center, Germany Clinical Center, Georgia/Florida Clinical Center, Finland Clinical Center

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Abstract

Season of birth, viral infections, HLA haplogenotypes and non-HLA variants are implicated in the development of celiac disease and celiac disease autoimmunity, suggesting a combined role of genes and environmental exposures. The aim of the study was to further decipher the biological pathways conveying the season of birth effect in celiac disease autoimmunity to gain novel insights into the early pathogenesis of celiac disease. Interactions between season of birth, genetics, and early-life environmental factors on the risk of celiac autoimmunity were investigated in the multicenter TEDDY birth cohort study. Altogether 6523 genetically predisposed children were enrolled to long-term follow-up with prospective sampling and data collection at six research centers in the USA, Germany, Sweden and Finland. Celiac disease autoimmunity was defined as positive tissue transglutaminase antibodies in two consecutive serum samples. There was a significant season of birth effect on the risk of celiac autoimmunity. The effect was dependent on polymorphisms in CD247 gene encoding for CD3ζ chain of TCR-CD3 complex. In particular, children with major alleles for SNP rs864537A > G, in CD247 (AA genotype) had an excess risk of celiac autoimmunity when born March–August as compared to other months. The interaction of CD247 with season of birth on autoimmunity risk was accompanied by interactions with febrile infections between the ages of 3–6 months. Considering the important role of TCR-CD3 complex in the adaptive immune response and our findings here, CD247 variants and their possible effect of subgroups in autoimmunity development could be of interest in the design of future gene-environment studies of celiac disease. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00279318.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number25463
JournalScientific reports
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

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