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The DQA1*0501 allele is strongly associated with early-onset pauciarticular JRA in Northern European populations [ 23 24 ] and with increased risk for juvenile dermatomyositis [ 25 ] and Sjögren's syndrome with high autoantibody production [ 26 27 ] . In our proposed model, aberrant class II MHC regulation could result from altered DEK binding and/or interaction with NF-Y, and aberrant class II expression may alter or enhance reactivity against DEK-derived or other self peptides.
The development of dermatomyositis and JRA was higher in our patients than in the general population (
Of these, four had B27 + AS, two had SLE (in one case associated with anti-phospholipid antibodies), one had JRA, and one had juvenile dermatomyositis (Tables 1and 2).
Our group of patients includes, as far as we know, the first case of hypogonadism associated with juvenile dermatomyositis.
Considering that the frequency of RAD in Mexico City, where our study was performed, is about 0.83% (including RA 0.62%; SLE 0.03%; polymyositis/dermatomyositis 0.04%; JRA 0.03%; AS 0.01%; and other RAD [Sjogren's syndrome, mix connective tissue disease, etc.], 0.1%) [ 32], the relatively large number of cases of RAD in this very small group of male patients with untreated hypogonadism was surprisingly high ( P < 0.001), suggesting a strong relation between the two conditions (see Supplementary Table 2).