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The linear ubiquitin assembly complex (LUBAC) consists of HOIP, HOIL-1 and SHARPIN and is essential for proper immune responses. Individuals with HOIP and HOIL-1 deficiencies present with severe immunodeficiency, autoinflammation and glycogen storage disease. In mice, the loss of Sharpin leads to severe dermatitis due to excessive keratinocyte cell death. Here, we report two individuals with SHARPIN deficiency who manifest autoinflammatory symptoms but unexpectedly no dermatological problems. Fibroblasts and B cells from these individuals showed attenuated canonical NF-κB responses and a propensity for cell death mediated by TNF superfamily members. Both SHARPIN-deficient and HOIP-deficient individuals showed a substantial reduction of secondary lymphoid germinal center B cell development. Treatment of one SHARPIN-deficient individual with anti-TNF therapies led to complete clinical and transcriptomic resolution of autoinflammation. These findings underscore the critical function of the LUBAC as a gatekeeper for cell death-mediated immune dysregulation in humans.
Assuntos
Síndromes de Imunodeficiência , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso , Ubiquitinas , Humanos , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/genética , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/imunologia , Feminino , Masculino , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases/genética , Inflamação/imunologia , Inflamação/genética , Linfócitos B/imunologia , Mutação com Perda de Função , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/imunologia , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/genética , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/metabolismo , Animais , Camundongos , AlelosRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To develop an easy-to-use and efficient clinical score to identify monogenic lupus based on clinical presentations and to stratify patients who may benefit from confirmatory molecular genetic testing. METHODS: A comprehensive literature review identified 55 distinct items across 12 clinical and laboratory domains, narrowed down to the top ten by a panel of 12 expert paediatric rheumatologists with 80% consensus. The proposed score was tested in a pilot study on 10 patients with monogenic lupus and 30 control subjects with various autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. All patients, both with monogenic lupus and the control group, were then scored, and a receiver operating characteristic curve was employed to determine the threshold that distinguishes monogenic lupus from non-monogenic lupus. RESULTS: The clinical score comprised 10 items. Among all patients, the most frequent items were antinuclear antibody positivity and consanguinity, followed by early disease onset (<5 years), with no significant differences between monogenic lupus patients and the controls. However, the monogenic lupus patients exhibited significantly higher rates of family history of lupus, failure to thrive, cutaneous lesions, brain imaging changes, a low C1q level, and recurrent infections. Also, they achieved the highest scores compared to the controls. A score of more than three was found to be highly predictive for diagnosing monogenic lupus, with a sensitivity of 90% and a specificity of 90%. CONCLUSIONS: Our clinical score appears to be a valuable tool for the early identification of patients with monogenic lupus who may require further molecular genetic testing for confirmation.
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A 5-year-old girl with symmetrical expansion of mandible and both maxillae, lack of eruption of several teeth an hypertrophied palate was presented to our clinic. upon detailed laboratory, imaging and histopathological evaluation, the diagnosis of "Cherubism" a rare autoinflammatory bone disease was confirmed.