Table 4.
Synovium | Blood | ||||||
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FcγR gene | Cluster Designation | Spearman Correlation ρ | p-value | FDR1 adjusted p-value | Spearman Correlation ρ | p-value | FDR1 adjusted p-value |
FcγR1A 2 | CD64 | 0.41 | 0.00012* | 0.0069* | 0.29 | 0.024* | 0.56 |
FcγR1B 2 | 0.40 | 0.00018* | 0.0085* | 0.32 | 0.014* | 0.51 | |
FcγR2A 3 | CD32 | 0.33 | 0.0023* | 0.027* | 0.34 | 0.0084* | 0.48 |
FcγR2B 3 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.73 | |
FcγR3A 4 | CD16 | 0.31 | 0.0044* | 0.037* | 0.26 | 0.048* | 0.61 |
FcγR3B 4 | 0.25 | 0.024* | 0.092 | 0.24 | 0.065 | 0.63 |
Spearman correlation (ρ) is shown between immunoglobulin gene expression and DAS28-ESR (disease level) in all parameters related to the synovium (histology) and peripheral blood in a large cohort of early treatment-naïve patients, namely, the Pathobiology of Early Arthritis Cohort (PEAC) (n=90).
p<0.05 considered significant,
FDR=false discovery rate,
Fc-gamma receptor I,
Fc-gamma receptor II,
Fc-gamma receptor III