Identification of new overlapping and disease-specific genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a meta-analysis of three large European populations and functional characterization
Abstract
Introduction: This study conducted a meta-analysis across three large European cohorts (UKBB, FinnGen, and REPAIR), including 12,660 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cases, 2,446 radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) cases, and over 530,000 shared controls.
Methods: Ten independent SNPs in CARMIL1, GRM4, ITPR3, PRSS16, ZNF322, HTT, IKZF1, MANEA, and MGAM2 were analyzed, and functional characterization was performed through cytokine and protein assessments as well as eQTL analyses.
Results: Ten independent SNPs were significantly associated with both RA and r-axSpA. Risk alleles included HTT rs363075A, IKZF1 rs12718261A, MANEA rs72920280T, and MGAM2 rs73158426G, while CARMIL1 rs72831267C, GRM4 rs2495964G, ITPR3 rs77601296A, ITPR3 rs9469540T, PRSS16 rs72843633T, and ZNF322 rs6901425G had protective effects. Functional analysis showed that GRM4 rs2495964G was linked to decreased CCL25 levels (p = 0.00030), and ITPR3 rs9469540T to reduced IL10 production after LPS stimulation (p = 1.3×10-4). The ZNF322rs6901425G allele was associated with reduced TNFB and increased TGM2 levels (p = 9.60×10-4 and p = 3.00×10-4), both involved in immune signaling and tissue remodeling. Disease-specific associations were found in BTN2A1, BTN3A2, and H2BC11. The BTN2A1 rs1977199A allele was protective in RA (OR = 0.93) but increased r-axSpA risk (OR = 1.23), and was associated with reduced IL22 (p = 0.00016) and elevated HO-1 in obese individuals (p = 6.73×10-6). In contrast, BTN3A2 rs9393716G and…
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