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The Limitations of the Rheumatogenic Concept for Group A Streptococcus : Systematic Review and Genetic Analysis

par De Crombrugghe De Looringhe, Gabrielle ;Baroux, Noémie;Williamson, Deborah A.;Moreland, Nicole J;Steer, Andrew C;Smeesters, Pierre R.
Référence Lancefield International Symposium on Streptococci and Streptococcal Disease ( LISSSD ) (20th: 16-20/10/2017: Denarau Island, Fiji)
Publication Non publié, 2017-10

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Background and Objective:The concept that a minority of Group A streptococcus (GAS) emm-types are more “rheumatogenic” than others is widely disseminated. The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive list of ARF-associated strains and analyze their genetic diversity. Methods: All articles reporting ARF-associated strains or ARF-associated emm-type-specific antibody responses were identified in Pubmed from 01/01/1944 (first publication of Jones criteria) to 31/12/2016. The revised Jones Criteria (American Heart Association, 2015) were used to define ARF and a maximum time-period of four weeks between microbiological characterization and ARF onset was accepted. A database of 175 M-protein sequences was used to analyze the genetic diversity of ARF-associated strains in a PhyML phylogenetic tree. Geneious software was used to search for the presence of putative ARF-associated motifs (PARF motif and two proposed rheumatogenic peptides).Results:Thirty-six relevant studies were identified among 677 publications. 440 ARF-associated isolates belonging to 66 different emm-types were included in the analysis. The classical “rheumatogenic” emm-types represented 41% of the 440 ARF-associated isolates and 14% of the 66 identified emm-types. When the classical rheumatogenic emm-type were mapped by specific clade onto the emm-cluster-type phylogenetic tree, ARF-associated emm-types were disseminated along the tree suggesting ARF-associated strains belong to various genetic backgrounds. ARF-associated motifs