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J Allergy Clin Immunol ; 137(6): 1780-1787, 2016 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26915675

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BACKGROUND: Molecular genetics techniques are an essential diagnostic tool for primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs). The use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides a comprehensive way of concurrently screening a large number of PID genes. However, its validity and cost-effectiveness require verification. OBJECTIVES: We sought to identify and overcome complications associated with the use of NGS in a comprehensive gene panel incorporating 162 PID genes. We aimed to ascertain the specificity, sensitivity, and clinical sensitivity of the gene panel and its utility as a diagnostic tool for PIDs. METHODS: A total of 162 PID genes were screened in 261 patients by using the Ion Torrent Proton NGS sequencing platform. Of the 261 patients, 122 had at least 1 known causal mutation at the onset of the study and were used to assess the specificity and sensitivity of the assay. The remaining samples were from unsolved cases that were biased toward more phenotypically and genotypically complicated cases. RESULTS: The assay was able to detect the mutation in 117 (96%) of 122 positive control subjects with known causal mutations. For the unsolved cases, our assay resulted in a molecular genetic diagnosis for 35 of 139 patients. Interestingly, most of these cases represented atypical clinical presentations of known PIDs. CONCLUSIONS: The targeted NGS PID gene panel is a sensitive and cost-effective diagnostic tool that can be used as a first-line molecular assay in patients with PIDs. The assay is an alternative choice to the complex and costly candidate gene approach, particularly for patients with atypical presentation of known PID genes.


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Marcadores Genéticos , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/diagnóstico , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/genética , Biologia Computacional , Variações do Número de Cópias de DNA , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Testes Genéticos , Estudo de Associação Genômica Ampla , Humanos , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência/imunologia , Mutação , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Fluxo de Trabalho
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Hum Immunol ; 74(9): 1141-52, 2013 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23756161

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Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) in sera of sensitized transplant patients are often produced against the specific epitopes on mismatched HLA antigens. In this study, we selected sera from 30 kidney transplant patients with DSA and AMR to define DQ epitopes. Using adsorption and elution assays, we identified 18 antibody reaction patterns to define 6 new epitopes and to confirm 12 previously defined epitopes. In one patient case, one mismatched antigen produced 3 different antibodies and, in another, antibodies were produced against the alpha and beta chains of the same antigen. For some sera, a single epitope can explain reactions for 27 of the 29 DQ beads in the single antigen panel. Several studies highlighted the prevalence of anti-DQ antibodies. In 2011, Almeshari et al. observed DQ DSA in 34/46 (74%) of rejection episodes - 44 patients had DSA and 20 lost their graft due to AMR. Other studies have shown a high prevalence of anti-DQ antibodies and an association with adverse effects on the graft. We conclude that analysis of the epitopes of the DQ antibodies using Adsorption/Elution and testing on single antigen DQ beads helps to better understand the specificities and cross-reactions of DQ antibodies in transplant patients.


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Epitopos de Linfócito B/imunologia , Rejeição de Enxerto/imunologia , Cadeias alfa de HLA-DQ/imunologia , Cadeias beta de HLA-DQ/imunologia , Transplante de Rim , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/imunologia , Citotoxicidade Celular Dependente de Anticorpos/genética , Apresentação de Antígeno , Sítios de Ligação de Anticorpos/genética , Linhagem Celular , Mapeamento de Epitopos , Epitopos de Linfócito B/isolamento & purificação , Cadeias alfa de HLA-DQ/genética , Cadeias beta de HLA-DQ/genética , Histocompatibilidade , Humanos , Isoanticorpos/sangue , Isoanticorpos/imunologia , Ligação Proteica , Transgenes/genética
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