“…This transcriptomic signature seems to be disease-specific, although similarities with other pathogenic CD4 T cells involved in several autoimmune disorders were observed. Indeed, in autoimmune disorders, distinct pathogenic CD4 T cell molecular signatures have been reported, including a TFH and TPH signature 5,6,9,18,22,24,25 , a TH10 and Tr1/Treg 23,48,49 (regulatory T cell) signature, and a TH17-like signature 16,19,20,38,50 . Here, we have shown that SLA-specific CD4 T cells had a transcriptomic signature close to the TPH signature 22,24,25 (IFNG, IL21, MAF, CD200, ICOS, CTLA4, ITM2A, TIGIT and SLAMF6).…”