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J Clin Immunol ; 43(6): 1448-1454, 2023 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37169968

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Immunoglobulin E deficiency (IgED) (defined as IgE < 2 IU/mL) is enriched in patients with primary antibody deficiency (PAD). We hypothesized that selective IgED (sIgED) is a more sensitive predictor of the development of PAD than declining IgG, as IgE production typically requires two class switch recombination (CSR) events in contrast to IgG. Thus, the inability of patients with sIgED to mount an appropriate antibody response to a T-cell independent antigen or evidence of aberrant induction of ɛ germ line (ɛGL) or IgE heavy chain (IgEHC) transcripts in vitro would support the concept that sIgED is a biomarker for emerging PAD. METHODS: We compared pre- and post-polysaccharide vaccination titers in healthy patients with sIgED without a history of recurrent infections or autoimmunity (n = 20) and in healthy controls (HCs) (n = 17). Subsequently, we assessed in vitro induction of εGL and IgEHC transcripts in patients with sIgED and HC (n = 6) in response to IL-4 + CD40L stimulation. RESULTS: Thirty percent of patients with sIgED did not have a robust vaccine response compared to 0% of HCs (p = 0.017). Individuals with sIgED with an abnormal vaccine response demonstrated persistent germline mRNA expression in their B-cells at day 5, with lower levels of IgEHC, compared to both HCs and sIgED participants with a normal vaccine response. CONCLUSION: Patients with sIgED are more likely to have abnormal antibody responses to a T cell-independent antigen and may have dysregulated CSR machinery. Following individuals with sIgED longitudinally may be beneficial in the early identification of PAD.


Subject(s)
Agammaglobulinemia , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes , Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases , Vaccines , Humans , Immunoglobulin E , Immunoglobulin G , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/immunology , Polysaccharides/immunology , Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases/immunology
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J Clin Immunol ; 43(6): 1311-1325, 2023 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37093407

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: A subset of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) patients either presents with or develops autoimmune and lymphoproliferative complications, such as granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (GLILD), a major cause of morbidity and mortality in CVID. While a myriad of phenotypic lymphocyte derangements has been associated with and described in GLILD, defects in T and B cell antigen receptor (TCR/BCR) signaling in CVID and CVID with GLILD (CVID/GLILD) remain undefined, hindering discovery of biomarkers for disease monitoring, prognostic prediction, and personalized medicine approaches. METHODS: To identify perturbations of immune cell subsets and TCR/BCR signal transduction, we applied mass cytometry analysis to peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy control participants (HC), CVID, and CVID/GLILD patients. RESULTS: Patients with CVID, regardless of GLILD status, had increased frequency of HLADR+CD4+ T cells, CD57+CD8+ T cells, and CD21lo B cells when compared to healthy controls. Within these cellular populations in CVID/GLILD patients only, engagement of T or B cell antigen receptors resulted in discordant downstream signaling responses compared to CVID. In CVID/GLILD patients, CD21lo B cells showed perturbed BCR-mediated phospholipase C gamma and extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation, while HLADR+CD4+ T cells and CD57+CD8+ T cells displayed disrupted TCR-mediated activation of kinases most proximal to the receptor. CONCLUSION: Both CVID and CVID/GLILD patients demonstrate an activated T and B cell phenotype compared to HC. However, only CVID/GLILD patients exhibit altered TCR/BCR signaling in the activated lymphocyte subsets. These findings contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms of immune dysregulation in CVID with GLILD.


Subject(s)
Common Variable Immunodeficiency , Lung Diseases, Interstitial , Humans , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/etiology , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes , Leukocytes, Mononuclear , Lymphocytes , Signal Transduction , Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell , Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
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Blood ; 137(3): 349-363, 2021 01 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32845957

ABSTRACT

IKAROS is a transcription factor forming homo- and heterodimers and regulating lymphocyte development and function. Germline mutations affecting the IKAROS N-terminal DNA binding domain, acting in a haploinsufficient or dominant-negative manner, cause immunodeficiency. Herein, we describe 4 germline heterozygous IKAROS variants affecting its C-terminal dimerization domain, via haploinsufficiency, in 4 unrelated families. Index patients presented with hematologic disease consisting of cytopenias (thrombocytopenia, anemia, neutropenia)/Evans syndrome and malignancies (T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Burkitt lymphoma). These dimerization defective mutants disrupt homo- and heterodimerization in a complete or partial manner, but they do not affect the wild-type allele function. Moreover, they alter key mechanisms of IKAROS gene regulation, including sumoylation, protein stability, and the recruitment of the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase complex; none affected in N-terminal DNA binding defects. These C-terminal dimerization mutations are largely associated with hematologic disorders, display dimerization haploinsufficiency and incomplete clinical penetrance, and differ from previously reported allelic variants in their mechanism of action. Dimerization mutants contribute to the growing spectrum of IKAROS-associated diseases displaying a genotype-phenotype correlation.


Subject(s)
Germ Cells/metabolism , Haploinsufficiency/genetics , Hematologic Neoplasms/pathology , Ikaros Transcription Factor/metabolism , Protein Multimerization , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Amino Acid Sequence , Base Sequence , Centromere/metabolism , Chromosome Segregation/genetics , DNA/metabolism , Female , Gene Expression Regulation , Heterochromatin/metabolism , Histone Deacetylase 1/metabolism , Humans , Ikaros Transcription Factor/chemistry , Ikaros Transcription Factor/genetics , Male , Middle Aged , Mutant Proteins/metabolism , Mutation/genetics , Pedigree , Protein Binding , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Sumoylation , Transcription, Genetic
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Crit Rev Immunol ; 41(2): 21-33, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34348000

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Natural killer (NK) cells are major innate lymphocytes. NK cells do not require prior antigen exposure to mediate antitumor cytotoxicity or proinflammatory cytokine production. Since they use only nonclonotypic receptors, they possess high clinical value in treatment against a broad spectrum of malignancies. Irrespective of this potential, however, the transcriptional regulation that governs human NK cell development remains far from fully defined. Various environmental cues initiate a complex network of transcription factors (TFs) during their early development, one of which is GATA2, a master regulator that drives the commitment of common lymphoid progenitors (CLPs) into immature NK progenitors (NKPs). GATA2 forms a core heptad complex with six other TFs (TAL1, FLI1, RUNX1, LYL1, LMO2, and ERG) to mediate its transcriptional regulation in various cell types. Patients with GATA2 haploinsufficiency specifically lose CD56bright NK cells, with or without a reduced number of CD56dlm NK cells. Here, we review the recent progress in understanding GATA2 and its role in human NK cell development and functions.


Subject(s)
GATA2 Transcription Factor , Gene Expression Regulation , Killer Cells, Natural , GATA2 Transcription Factor/genetics , Humans
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J Allergy Clin Immunol ; 147(2): 704-712.e17, 2021 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32745555

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Granulomatous and lymphocytic interstitial lung disease (GLILD) is a life-threatening complication in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), but the optimal treatment is unknown. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine whether rituximab with azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil improves the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest scans and/or pulmonary function test results in patients with CVID and GLILD. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of clinical and laboratory data on 39 patients with CVID and GLILD who completed immunosuppressive therapy was performed. Chest HRCT scans, performed before therapy and after the conclusion of therapy, were blinded, randomized, and scored independently by 2 radiologists. Differences between pretreatment and posttreatment HRCT scan scores, pulmonary function test results, and lymphocyte subsets were analyzed. Whole exome sequencing was performed on all patients. RESULTS: Immunosuppressive therapy improved patients' HRCT scan scores (P < .0001), forced vital capacity (P = .0017), FEV1 (P = .037), and total lung capacity (P = .013) but not their lung carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (P = .12). Nine patients relapsed and 6 completed retreatment, with 5 of 6 of these patients (83%) having improved HRCT scan scores (P = .063). Relapse was associated with an increased number of B cells (P = .016) and activated CD4 T cells (P = .016). Four patients (10%) had pneumonia while undergoing active treatment, and 2 patients (5%) died after completion of therapy. Eight patients (21%) had a damaging mutation in a gene known to predispose (TNFRSF13B [n = 3]) or cause a CVID-like primary immunodeficiency (CTLA4 [n = 2], KMT2D [n = 2], or BIRC4 [n = 1]). Immunosuppression improved the HRCT scan scores in patients with (P = .0078) and without (P < .0001) a damaging mutation. CONCLUSIONS: Immunosuppressive therapy improved the radiographic abnormalities and pulmonary function of patients with GLILD. A majority of patients had sustained remissions.


Subject(s)
Common Variable Immunodeficiency/complications , Common Variable Immunodeficiency/drug therapy , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/drug therapy , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Azathioprine/therapeutic use , Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Female , Humans , Male , Mycophenolic Acid/therapeutic use , Respiratory Function Tests , Retrospective Studies , Rituximab/therapeutic use , Young Adult
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J Clin Immunol ; 40(3): 503-514, 2020 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32072341

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Hypomorphic IL2RG mutations may lead to milder phenotypes than X-SCID, named variably as atypical X-SCID or X-CID. We report an 11-year-old boy with a novel c. 172C>T;p.(Pro58Ser) mutation in IL2RG, presenting with atypical X-SCID phenotype. We also review the growing number of hypomorphic IL2RG mutations causing atypical X-SCID. We studied the patient's clinical phenotype, B, T, NK, and dendritic cell phenotypes, IL2RG and CD25 cell surface expression, and IL-2 target gene expression, STAT tyrosine phosphorylation, PBMC proliferation, and blast formation in response to IL-2 stimulation, as well as protein-protein interactions of the mutated IL2RG by BioID proximity labeling. The patient suffered from recurrent upper and lower respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis, and reactive arthritis. His total lymphocyte counts have remained normal despite skewed T and B cells subpopulations, with very low numbers of plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Surface expression of IL2RG was reduced on his lymphocytes. This led to impaired STAT tyrosine phosphorylation in response to IL-2 and IL-21, reduced expression of IL-2 target genes in patient CD4+ T cells, and reduced cell proliferation in response to IL-2 stimulation. BioID proximity labeling showed aberrant interactions between mutated IL2RG and ER/Golgi proteins causing mislocalization of the mutated IL2RG to the ER/Golgi interface. In conclusion, IL2RG p.(Pro58Ser) causes X-CID. Failure of IL2RG plasma membrane targeting may lead to atypical X-SCID. We further identified another carrier of this mutation from newborn SCID screening, lost to closer scrutiny.


Subject(s)
Dendritic Cells/immunology , Interleukin Receptor Common gamma Subunit/genetics , Lymphocytes/physiology , Multiprotein Complexes/metabolism , Mutation/genetics , Receptors, Interleukin-2/metabolism , X-Linked Combined Immunodeficiency Diseases/diagnosis , Cells, Cultured , Child , Gene Expression Regulation , Hemizygote , Humans , Male , Multiprotein Complexes/genetics , Pedigree , Receptors, Interleukin-2/genetics , STAT5 Transcription Factor/metabolism , X-Linked Combined Immunodeficiency Diseases/genetics
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Pediatr Dermatol ; 37(3): 498-503, 2020 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32115758

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinical and histologic presentation of reactive granulomatous dermatitis (RGD) in the pediatric population. METHODS: In this multicenter retrospective chart review, 7 pediatric patients with biopsy-proven RGD were identified. Photographs, histology reports, and clinical course were reviewed to discover patterns in demographics, comorbid conditions, autoimmune sequelae, drug exposures, infections, morphology, and histologic features. RESULTS: Overall, 7 patients were included and analyzed. Most were female and Hispanic. All presented with a similar dermatologic phenotype previously described in the adult literature including macular erythema and annular, pink to violaceous, edematous papules and plaques, often involving proximal extremities and extensor joints. All biopsies demonstrated variable collagen alteration and a perivascular interstitial infiltrate of histiocytes with or without mucin. Neutrophils or karyorrhexic debris were present in 4/7 of the biopsies, and eosinophils were occasionally seen (2/7 cases). In all cases, RGD was associated with active SLE or led to a new diagnosis, and initiation of systemic treatment improved cutaneous disease. CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric RGD was more common in female patients and ethnic minorities, and strongly associated with SLE. Clinical and histologic presentations were consistent across all cases with only minor variations, suggesting that recognition and confirmation might be expedited by familiarity with these dominant patterns. Diagnosis of RGD in pediatric patients should prompt screening for SLE.


Subject(s)
Autoimmune Diseases , Dermatitis , Adult , Child , Dermatitis/diagnosis , Erythema , Female , Granuloma , Humans , Male , Retrospective Studies
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Physiol Genomics ; 51(1): 27-41, 2019 01 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30540547

ABSTRACT

Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is attributed to dysfunction of a single gene, the relationships between the abnormal gene product and the development of inflammation and progression of lung disease are not fully understood, which limits our ability to predict an individual patient's clinical course and treatment response. To better understand CF progression, we characterized the molecular signatures of CF disease status with plasma-based functional genomics. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy donors were cultured with plasma samples from CF patients ( n = 103) and unrelated, healthy controls ( n = 31). Gene expression levels were measured with an Affymetrix microarray (GeneChip Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0). Peripheral blood samples from a subset of the CF patients ( n = 40) were immunophenotyped by flow cytometry, and the data were compared with historical data for age-matched healthy controls ( n = 351). Plasma samples from another subset of CF patients ( n = 56) and healthy controls ( n = 16) were analyzed by multiplex enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for numerous cytokines and chemokines. Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering of induced transcriptional data revealed disease-specific plasma-induced PBMC profiles. Among 1,094 differentially expressed probe sets, 51 genes were associated with pancreatic sufficient status, and 224 genes were associated with infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The flow cytometry and ELISA data confirmed that various immune modulators are relevant contributors to the CF molecular signature. This study provides strong evidence for distinct molecular signatures among CF patients. An understanding of these molecular signatures may lead to unique molecular markers that will enable more personalized prognoses, individualized treatment plans, and rapid monitoring of treatment response.


Subject(s)
Cystic Fibrosis/blood , Cystic Fibrosis/genetics , Plasma/metabolism , Transcriptome/genetics , Adolescent , Adult , Blood Donors , Case-Control Studies , Child , Child, Preschool , Cohort Studies , Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator/genetics , Cytokines/blood , Female , Genotype , Humans , Immunophenotyping , Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism , Male , Middle Aged , Mutation , Neutrophils/metabolism , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism , Young Adult
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J Clin Immunol ; 38(3): 225-233, 2018 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29453744

ABSTRACT

Although small prior studies have suggested that IgE can be low in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), the workup for patients with recurrent infections and suspected hypogammaglobulinemia does not include the routine measurement of serum IgE. We sought to test the hypothesis that low/undetectable serum IgE is characteristic of CVID by comparing the frequency of low/undetectable serum IgE in healthy controls and patients with CVID. We measured total serum IgE in a large multi-center cohort of patients with CVID (n = 354) and compared this to large population-based cohorts of children and adults. We further compared IgE levels in patients with CVID to those with other forms of humoral immunodeficiency, and in a subset, measured levels of allergen-specific serum IgE and IgG subclasses. Lastly, we evaluated for the presence of IgE in commercially available immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) products. An undetectable serum IgE (< 2 IU/ml) occurs in only 3.3% (95% CI, 1.9-5.7%) of the general population. In contrast, an undetectable IgE occurs in 75.6% (95% CI, 65.6-85.7%) of patients with CVID. Conversely, a high IgE (> 180 IU/ml) is very uncommon in CVID (0.3% of patients). IgE is > 2 IU/ml in 91.2% of patients with secondary hypogammaglobulinemia, and thus, an IgE < LLOD is suggestive of a primary humoral immunodeficiency. Allergen-specific IgE is not detectable in 96.5% of patients with CVID. Sufficient quantities of IgE to change the total serum IgE are not contained in IgRT. The IgG1/IgG4 ratio is increased in subjects with low IgE, regardless of whether they are controls or have CVID. These findings support the routine measurement of serum IgE in the workup of patients with hypogammaglobulinemia.


Subject(s)
Biomarkers , Common Variable Immunodeficiency/diagnosis , Immunoglobulin E/blood , Adolescent , Adult , Allergens/immunology , Child , Cohort Studies , Common Variable Immunodeficiency/blood , Common Variable Immunodeficiency/immunology , Female , Humans , Immunization , Immunoglobulin E/immunology , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Immunoglobulin G/immunology , Immunoglobulin Isotypes/blood , Immunoglobulin Isotypes/immunology , Male , Sensitivity and Specificity , Young Adult
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J Clin Immunol ; 38(4): 540-541, 2018 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29781065

ABSTRACT

The original version of this article unfortunately contained mistakes in some of the author names and affiliations. The correct list of author names and affiliations is below, with the corrections in bold.

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J Clin Immunol ; 38(3): 320-329, 2018 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29675737

ABSTRACT

Genetic testing plays a critical role in diagnosis for many primary immunodeficiency diseases. The goals of this report are to outline some of the challenges that clinical immunologists face routinely in the use of genetic testing for patient care. In addition, we provide a review of the types of genetic testing used in the diagnosis of PID, including their strengths and limitations. We describe the strengths and limitations of different genetic testing approaches for specific clinical contexts that raise concern for specific PID disorders in light of the challenges reported by the clinical immunologist members of the CIS in a recent membership survey. Finally, we delineate the CIS's recommendations for the use of genetic testing in light of these issues.


Subject(s)
Genetic Testing , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/diagnosis , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/genetics , Biomarkers , Genetic Association Studies , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Genetic Testing/methods , Genetic Testing/standards , Genome-Wide Association Study , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing , Humans , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/therapy , Prenatal Diagnosis , Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Curr Allergy Asthma Rep ; 18(6): 34, 2018 05 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29749587

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review provides a brief history of newborn screening (NBS) for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), discusses the theoretical basis for the T cell receptor excision circle (TREC) assay, highlights the results of recent studies using the TREC, and provides practical advice for the evaluation of infants with an abnormal TREC assay. RECENT FINDINGS: Currently, all but three states perform NBS for SCID in the USA. NBS using the TREC assay is highly sensitive in identifying infants with SCID and may also identify infants with T cell lymphopenia due to other causes such as congenital syndromes, multiple congenital anamolies, and some combined immunodeficiencies. Regardless of the genetic etiology, all forms of SCID are characterized by a severe deficiency of naïve T cells. TRECs are a biomarker of newly formed, naïve T cells that have recently left the thymus. Consequently, the TREC assay identifies infants with SCID and other causes of severe T cell lymphopenia.


Subject(s)
Neonatal Screening , Severe Combined Immunodeficiency/diagnosis , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Severe Combined Immunodeficiency/genetics
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J Clin Immunol ; 37(5): 427-433, 2017 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28589420

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PURPOSE: The specific antibody response to the unconjugated 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine is one of the most common tests used to assess for possible humoral immunodeficiency. The results can be difficult to interpret because most people have been immunized with one or more of the pneumococcal vaccines and there is controversy regarding what constitutes a normal response. To circumvent this problem, we developed an ELISA to measure IgG-specific antibodies to the Salmonella Vi Typhim (S. Typhim) vaccine, a pure polysaccharide vaccine, which is a neoantigen for the vast majority of people in the USA. METHODS: We compared the pre- and post-vaccination serum titers to the Vi Typhim vaccine in healthy controls (n = 22), patients previously diagnosed with a primary immunodeficiency (n = 30), and patients referred for possible humoral immune deficiency (n = 29). We also determined if the S. Typhim vaccine could be used to assess specific antibody responses in people on antibody replacement therapy. RESULTS: Following immunization with the S. Typhim vaccine, we found that a 2-fold increase in titers is 100% sensitive and specific in detecting known humoral immune deficiencies as determined by ROC curve analysis. This cut-off value was successfully applied to possible immune deficiency patients (n = 29), resulting in the diagnosis of seven subjects with humoral immunodeficiency. The use of immunoglobulin replacement therapy did not affect the median response ratios compared to subjects not receiving gammaglobulin. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that measurement of the specific antibody response to the S. Typhim vaccine may have advantages over pneumococcal vaccination in the evaluation of the humoral immune response.


Subject(s)
Agammaglobulinemia/diagnosis , Agammaglobulinemia/immunology , Antibodies, Bacterial/immunology , Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines/immunology , Adolescent , Adult , Agammaglobulinemia/blood , Aged , Antibodies, Bacterial/blood , Area Under Curve , Case-Control Studies , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Immunoglobulin G/immunology , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/blood , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/diagnosis , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/immunology , Male , Middle Aged , Polysaccharides, Bacterial/administration & dosage , Polysaccharides, Bacterial/immunology , ROC Curve , Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines/administration & dosage , Vaccination , Young Adult
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N Engl J Med ; 370(10): 911-20, 2014 Mar 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24552284

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: We observed a syndrome of intermittent fevers, early-onset lacunar strokes and other neurovascular manifestations, livedoid rash, hepatosplenomegaly, and systemic vasculopathy in three unrelated patients. We suspected a genetic cause because the disorder presented in early childhood. METHODS: We performed whole-exome sequencing in the initial three patients and their unaffected parents and candidate-gene sequencing in three patients with a similar phenotype, as well as two young siblings with polyarteritis nodosa and one patient with small-vessel vasculitis. Enzyme assays, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical testing, flow cytometry, and cytokine profiling were performed on samples from the patients. To study protein function, we used morpholino-mediated knockdowns in zebrafish and short hairpin RNA knockdowns in U937 cells cultured with human dermal endothelial cells. RESULTS: All nine patients carried recessively inherited mutations in CECR1 (cat eye syndrome chromosome region, candidate 1), encoding adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2), that were predicted to be deleterious; these mutations were rare or absent in healthy controls. Six patients were compound heterozygous for eight CECR1 mutations, whereas the three patients with polyarteritis nodosa or small-vessel vasculitis were homozygous for the p.Gly47Arg mutation. Patients had a marked reduction in the levels of ADA2 and ADA2-specific enzyme activity in the blood. Skin, liver, and brain biopsies revealed vasculopathic changes characterized by compromised endothelial integrity, endothelial cellular activation, and inflammation. Knockdown of a zebrafish ADA2 homologue caused intracranial hemorrhages and neutropenia - phenotypes that were prevented by coinjection with nonmutated (but not with mutated) human CECR1. Monocytes from patients induced damage in cocultured endothelial-cell layers. CONCLUSIONS: Loss-of-function mutations in CECR1 were associated with a spectrum of vascular and inflammatory phenotypes, ranging from early-onset recurrent stroke to systemic vasculopathy or vasculitis. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Programs and others.).


Subject(s)
Adenosine Deaminase/deficiency , Adenosine Deaminase/genetics , Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/deficiency , Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics , Mutation , Stroke/genetics , Vascular Diseases/genetics , Age of Onset , Animals , Disease Models, Animal , Endothelium, Vascular/pathology , Female , Fever/genetics , Humans , Male , Pedigree , Polyarteritis Nodosa/genetics , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Skin/pathology , Vasculitis/genetics , Vasculitis/pathology , Zebrafish
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Blood ; 125(4): 591-9, 2015 Jan 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25359994

ABSTRACT

Germline loss-of-function mutations in the transcription factor signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) cause immunodeficiency, whereas somatic gain-of-function mutations in STAT3 are associated with large granular lymphocytic leukemic, myelodysplastic syndrome, and aplastic anemia. Recently, germline mutations in STAT3 have also been associated with autoimmune disease. Here, we report on 13 individuals from 10 families with lymphoproliferation and early-onset solid-organ autoimmunity associated with 9 different germline heterozygous mutations in STAT3. Patients exhibited a variety of clinical features, with most having lymphadenopathy, autoimmune cytopenias, multiorgan autoimmunity (lung, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and/or endocrine dysfunction), infections, and short stature. Functional analyses demonstrate that these mutations confer a gain-of-function in STAT3 leading to secondary defects in STAT5 and STAT1 phosphorylation and the regulatory T-cell compartment. Treatment targeting a cytokine pathway that signals through STAT3 led to clinical improvement in 1 patient, suggesting a potential therapeutic option for such patients. These results suggest that there is a broad range of autoimmunity caused by germline STAT3 gain-of-function mutations, and that hematologic autoimmunity is a major component of this newly described disorder. Some patients for this study were enrolled in a trial registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00001350.


Subject(s)
Autoimmune Diseases/genetics , Genetic Diseases, Inborn/genetics , Lymphoproliferative Disorders/genetics , STAT3 Transcription Factor/genetics , Adolescent , Adult , Autoimmune Diseases/immunology , Autoimmune Diseases/pathology , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Genetic Diseases, Inborn/immunology , Genetic Diseases, Inborn/pathology , Humans , Infant , Lymphoproliferative Disorders/immunology , Lymphoproliferative Disorders/pathology , Male , Mutation , Phosphorylation/genetics , Phosphorylation/immunology , STAT1 Transcription Factor/genetics , STAT1 Transcription Factor/immunology , STAT3 Transcription Factor/immunology , STAT5 Transcription Factor/genetics , STAT5 Transcription Factor/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/pathology
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J Clin Immunol ; 36(6): 564-70, 2016 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27324886

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: X-linked hyper IgM syndrome (XHIGM) is a combined immunodeficiency caused by mutations in the CD40 ligand (CD40L) gene that typically results in decreased or absent CD40L expression on activated T cells, leading to defective class switching and somatic hypermutation. We describe an infant who presented with respiratory failure due to pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) with a novel damaging missense mutation in the CD40L gene. METHODS: Whole exome sequencing (WES) was used to identify a mutation in the CD40L gene. CD40L expression and function were determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS: A 5-month-old previously-healthy male presented with respiratory failure and diffuse pulmonary ground glass opacities on CT scan of the chest. Laboratory evaluation revealed an undetectable IgG, normal IgA, and elevated IgM. A bronchoalveolar lavage demonstrated pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. WES demonstrated a c.608G > C mutation in the CD40L gene resulting in p.R203T. Flow cytometry demonstrated normal CD40L expression on activated T cells but absent binding of CD40-Ig to CD40L on activated patient T cells. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical manifestations of XHIGM in our patient had several unique features, including the presentation with PAP, normal serum IgA, and expression of non-functional CD40L on activated T cells. To our knowledge, this is the first published case of PAP in a patient with XHIGM.


Subject(s)
Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Type 1/diagnosis , Phenotype , Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis/diagnosis , Biomarkers , CD40 Ligand/genetics , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Type 1/genetics , Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Type 1/immunology , Hyper-IgM Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Type 1/therapy , Infant , Lymphocyte Activation/immunology , Lymphocyte Count , Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology , Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism , Male , Mutation , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Exome Sequencing
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J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr ; 63(2): 218-25, 2016 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26825770

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (xIAP) deficiency is a primary immune deficiency disorder associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. About 17% of xIAP-deficient patients present with very early onset severe colitis with high mortality. We hypothesized that xIAP deficiency leads to defective generation and/or survival of T regulatory cells (Treg) through its involvement in transforming growth factor-ß signaling. METHODS AND RESULTS: We used a T-cell transfer model of chronic colitis and observed a mild increase in colitis severity induced by naïve CD4 T cells from xIAP mice compared with colitis induced by naïve CD4 T cells from WT mice. We did not observe any significant difference in the induction of Treg cells in these studies. We next tested whether xIAP is required for Treg cell function by co-transferring xIAP or WT Treg cells with naïve WT CD4 cells in this model. We demonstrate that XIAP-deficient Treg cells were able to prevent disease similarly to WT Treg cells. In these experiments we, however, found a significantly decreased percentage of IL-17A-producing CD4 T cells in mice receiving Tregs from xIAP mice. CONCLUSIONS: xIAP appears dispensable for the generation of induced Treg cells as well as function of natural Treg cells. There appeared to be a role of xIAP in generation of IL-17-producing cells from either naïve CD4 T cells or Treg cells. Further research is needed to explore the role of xIAP in generation of IL-17-producing cells.


Subject(s)
Colitis/etiology , Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/immunology , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/deficiency , Interleukin-17/immunology , Lymphoproliferative Disorders/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology , Th17 Cells/immunology , Animals , Chronic Disease , Colitis/immunology , Genetic Diseases, X-Linked/complications , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins/immunology , Lymphoproliferative Disorders/complications , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Transgenic , Signal Transduction , Transforming Growth Factor beta/immunology
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J Allergy Clin Immunol ; 136(5): 1186-205.e1-78, 2015 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26371839

ABSTRACT

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) have jointly accepted responsibility for establishing the "Practice parameter for the diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiency." This is a complete and comprehensive document at the current time. The medical environment is a changing environment, and not all recommendations will be appropriate for all patients. Because this document incorporated the efforts of many participants, no single individual, including those who served on the Joint Task Force, is authorized to provide an official AAAAI or ACAAI interpretation of these practice parameters. Any request for information about or an interpretation of these practice parameters by the AAAAI or ACAAI should be directed to the Executive Offices of the AAAAI, the ACAAI, and the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. These parameters are not designed for use by pharmaceutical companies in drug promotion.


Subject(s)
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/diagnosis , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/therapy , Advisory Committees , Animals , Clinical Trials as Topic , Disease Management , Evidence-Based Medicine , Humans
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J Clin Immunol ; 35(1): 11-4, 2015 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25352054

ABSTRACT

Gain of function (GOF) mutation in the p110δ catalytic subunit of the phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PIK3CD) is the cause of a primary immunodeficiency (PID) characterized by recurrent sinopulmonary infections and lymphoproliferation. We describe a family of two adults and three children with GOF mutation in PIK3CD, all with recurrent sinopulmonary infections and varied infectious and non-infectious complications. The two adults have Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) without evidence of Cryptosporidium parvum infection and have required liver transplantation. PSC is a novel phenotype of GOF mutation in PIK3CD.


Subject(s)
Cholangitis, Sclerosing/enzymology , Cholangitis, Sclerosing/genetics , Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/genetics , Mutation, Missense , Adult , Amino Acid Substitution , Child , Cholangitis, Sclerosing/immunology , Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/immunology , Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Female , Heterozygote , Humans , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/enzymology , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/genetics , Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/immunology , Liver/pathology , Male , Pedigree
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