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    Insights on the relationship between complement component C4 serum concentrations and C4 gene copy numbers in a Western Australian systemic lupus erythematosus cohort

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    Margery-Muir, A.
    Bundell, C.
    Wetherall, J.
    Whidborne, R.
    Martinez, P.
    Groth, David
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Margery-Muir, A. and Bundell, C. and Wetherall, J. and Whidborne, R. and Martinez, P. and Groth, D. 2018. Insights on the relationship between complement component C4 serum concentrations and C4 gene copy numbers in a Western Australian systemic lupus erythematosus cohort. Lupus. 27 (10): pp. 1687-1696.
    Source Title
    Lupus
    DOI
    10.1177/0961203318787039
    ISSN
    0961-2033
    School
    School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71104
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    • Curtin Research Publications
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    © The Author(s) 2018. The relationship between serum concentration of complement C4 ([C4]) and C4 gene copy number (GCN) was investigated in 56 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and 33 age and sex-matched controls in a Western Australian population. C4A and C4B gene copy numbers (C4A & B GCN) together with the presence or absence of the ˜6.4-kb human endogenous retroviral element type K (hereafter HERV-K) in intron 9 were estimated by two TaqMan™ real-time PCR (RT-PCR) assays that measured total C4 and HERV-K GCNs, respectively. There was good correlation between the two methods; however, the HERV-K GCN method showed a positive bias (˜6%) relative to the C4A & B total GCN. Despite individual variation, excellent correlation between total C4 GCN and mean [C4] per GCN was observed for both the SLE and control cohorts (R2= 88% and R2= 99%, respectively). It was noted that serum [C4] was significantly lower in the SLE patients than the controls (p = 0.006) despite there being no difference between C4A and C4B GCN in both cohorts. The data therefore confirm previous reports that the C4A genes are preferentially associated with the presence of the HERV-K insertion relative to C4B genes and does not support the hypothesis that low [C4] in SLE is explained by low C4A GCNs. There was no evidence also that the presence of the HERV-K insertion in C4 genes influenced [C4]. This study supports the view that low [C4] in SLE patients is due to consumption rather than deficient synthesis related to lower C4A & B GCN.

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