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Living organisms are exposed to exogenous and endogenous agents that affect genomic integrity by creating DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). These breaks are repaired by DNA repair proteins to maintain homeostasis. Defects in DNA repair pathways also affect lymphocyte development and maturation, as DSB sites are critical intermediates for rearrangements required for V(D)J recombination. Recent classifications for inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) have listed DNA repair defect genes in a separate group, which suggests the importance of these genes for adaptive and innate immunity. We report an interesting case of a young female (index P1) with mutations in two different genes, DCLRE1C and FANCA, involved in DNA repair pathways. She presented with clinical manifestations attributed to both defects. With the advent of NGS, more than one defect is increasingly identified in patients with IEIs. Familial segregation studies and appropriate functional assays help ascertain the pathogenicity of these mutations and provide appropriate management and genetic counseling.
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Bioensaio , Anemia de Fanconi , Humanos , Feminino , Genômica , Homeostase , Imunidade InataRESUMO
Inborn errors of immunity (IEIs) are a group of inherited disorders caused by mutations in the protein-coding genes involved in innate and/or adaptive immunity. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a mainstay definitive therapy for many severe IEIs. However, the lack of HLA-matched donors increases the risk of developing severe immunological complications. Gene therapy provides long-term clinical benefits and could be an attractive therapeutic strategy for IEIs. In this review, we describe the development and evolution of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated proteins (Cas) gene-editing systems, including double-strand break (DSB)-based gene editing and DSB-free base editing or prime editing systems. Here, we discuss the advances in and issues associated with CRISPR/Cas gene editing tools and their potential as therapeutic alternatives for IEIs. We also highlight the progress of preclinical studies for the treatment of human genetic diseases, including IEIs, using CRISR/Cas and ongoing clinical trials based on this versatile technology.
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Sistemas CRISPR-Cas , Edição de Genes , Humanos , Terapia Genética , Mutação , TecnologiaRESUMO
Objectives: To help in diagnosis and treatment of adult-onset Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease (MSMD). Methods: We reported a 27-year-old man who had disease onset at 18 years. Then we reviewed previous reports of adult-onset MSMD patients, and summarized their clinical characteristics. Results: The case was diagnosed as MSMD with tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) mutation and had dramatic improvement after treatment. In addition to our presented case and through a review of the literature, 12 cases in total were included in our study. Average age of disease onset was 29.4 years. Medium delay of diagnosis was 2.5 years. Four were with IFN-γR1 deficiency, four with IL-12ß1 deficiency, two with NEMO deficiency, one with TYK2 deficiency and one with STAT1 deficiency. Common symptoms were lymphadenopathy (6/12, 50.0 %), weight loss (6/12, 50.0 %), bone/joint pain (5/12, 41.7 %), fever (4/12, 33.3 %) and gastrointestinal symptoms (4/12, 33.3 %). Mycobacteria caused infections in lymph nodes (7/12, 58.3 %), bone/joint (5/12, 41.7 %) and skin (5/12, 41.7 %). After treatment, eight (66.7 %) got favorable prognosis, two (16.7 %) died and one (16.7 %) was unknown. Conclusions: Adult-onset MSMD have complex clinical presentations and are difficult to recognize, which results in delayed diagnosis. However, once identified, antibiotics and IFN-γ might have good efficacy. Therefore, when encountering adult patients with recurrent and refractory mycobacterial infections, especially in lymph nodes, bone/joints, and skin, MSMD should be considered.
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Deficiency of adenosine deaminase type 2 (DADA2) was first described in 2014 as a monogenic cause of polyartertitis nodosa (PAN), early onset lacunar stroke and livedo reticularis. The clinical phenotype of DADA2 is, however, very broad and may involve several organ systems. Apart from vasculitis, children may present with i) Hematological manifestations (ii) Lymphoproliferation and iii) Immunodeficiencies. Patients with DADA2 can have variable patterns of cytopenias and bone marrow failure syndromes. Patients with DADA2 who have predominant haematological manifestations are associated with ADA2 gene variants that result in minimal or no residual ADA2 activity. Lymphoproliferation in patients with DADA2 may range from benign lymphoid hyperplasia to lymphoreticular malignancies. Patients may present with generalized lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) like phenotype, Hodgkin lymphoma, T-cell large granular lymphocytic infiltration of bone marrow and multicentric Castleman disease. Immunodeficiencies associated with DADA are usually mild. Affected patients have variable hypogammaglobulinemia, decrease in B cells, low natural killer cells, common variable immunodeficiency and rarely T cell immunodeficiency. To conclude, DADA2 has an extremely variable phenotype and needs to be considered as a differential diagnosis in diverse clinical conditions. In this review, we describe the evolving clinical phenotypes of DADA2 with a special focus on haematological and immunological manifestations.
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Agamaglobulinemia , Síndromes de Imunodeficiência , Poliarterite Nodosa , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa , Adenosina Desaminase/genética , Agamaglobulinemia/diagnóstico , Agamaglobulinemia/genética , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/diagnóstico , Imunodeficiência Combinada Severa/genéticaRESUMO
Background: Genital human papillomavirus (HPV)-infections are common in the general population and are responsible for relevant numbers of epithelial malignancies. Much data on the HPV-prevalence is available for secondary immunodeficiencies, especially for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection. Little is known about the genital HPV-prevalence in patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs). Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of patients with PIDs and took genital swabs from male and female patients, which were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction for the presence of HPV-DNA. Clinical and laboratory data was collected to identify risk factors. Results: 28 PID patients were included in this study. 10 of 28 (35.7%) had HPV-DNA in their genital swabs. 6 patients had high-risk HPV-types (21.4%). Most patients had asymptomatic HPV-infections, as genital warts were rare (2 of 28 patients) and HPV-associated malignancy was absent. Differences in the HPV-positivity regarding clinical PID-diagnosis, duration of PID, age, sex, immunosuppression, immunoglobulin replacement, or circumcision in males were not present. HPV-positive PID patients had higher numbers of T cells (CD3+), of cytotoxic T cells (CD3+/CD8+), of transitional B cells (CD19+/CD38++/CD10+/IgD+), and of plasmablasts (CD19+/CD38+/CD27++/IgD-) compared to HPV-negative. Conclusion: PID patients exhibit a high rate of genital HPV-infections with a high rate of high-risk HPV-types. Regular screening for symptomatic genital HPV-infection and HPV-associated malignancy in PID patients seems recommendable.
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Condiloma Acuminado/epidemiologia , Infecções por Papillomavirus/epidemiologia , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/epidemiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Condiloma Acuminado/diagnóstico , Condiloma Acuminado/imunologia , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Testes de DNA para Papilomavírus Humano , Humanos , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Papillomavirus/imunologia , Prevalência , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/diagnóstico , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/imunologia , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Inborn errors of immunity (IEI), caused by hereditary or genetic defects, are a group of more than 400 disorders, in which the immune system, including lymphocytes, neutrophils, macrophages, and complements, does not function properly. The endocrine system is frequently affected by IEI as an associated clinical feature and a complex network of glands which regulate many important body functions, including growth, reproduction, homeostasis, and energy regulation. Most endocrine disorders associated with IEI are hypofunction which would be treated with supplementation therapy, and early diagnosis and appropriate management are essential for favorable long-term outcomes in patients with IEI. In this review, we aimed to comprehensively summarize and discuss the current understanding on the clinical features and the pathophysiology of endocrine disorders in IEI. This review is composed with three parts. First, we discuss the two major pathophysiology of endocrinopathy in IEI, autoimmune response and direct effects of the responsible genes. Next, the details of each endocrinopathy, such as growth failure, hypothyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus (DM) are specified. We also illustrated potential endocrinopathy due to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, including hypogonadism and adrenal insufficiency due to glucocorticoid therapy.
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Autoimunidade/genética , Doenças do Sistema Endócrino/imunologia , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/complicações , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Doenças do Sistema Endócrino/induzido quimicamente , Doenças do Sistema Endócrino/genética , Glucocorticoides/administração & dosagem , Glucocorticoides/efeitos adversos , Transplante de Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/genética , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/imunologia , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/terapiaRESUMO
Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are genetic disorders characterized by a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from increased susceptibility to infections to significant immune dysregulation. Among these, primary immune regulatory disorders (PIRDs) are mainly presenting with autoimmune manifestations, and autoimmune cytopenias (AICs) can be the first clinical sign. Significantly, AICs in patients with IEI often fail to respond to first-line therapy. In pediatric patients, autoimmune cytopenias can be red flags for IEI. However, for these cases precise indicators or parameters useful to suspect and screen for a hidden congenital immune defect are lacking. Therefore, we focused on chronic/refractory AIC patients to perform an extensive clinical evaluation and multiparametric flow cytometry analysis to select patients in whom PIRD was strongly suspected as candidates for genetic analysis. Key IEI-associated alterations causative of STAT3 GOF disease, IKAROS haploinsufficiency, activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS), Kabuki syndrome and autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) were identified. In this scenario, a dysregulated immunophenotype acted as a potential screening tool for an early IEI diagnosis, pivotal for appropriate clinical management and for the identification of new therapeutic targets.
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Anormalidades Múltiplas , Síndrome Linfoproliferativa Autoimune , Face/anormalidades , Doenças Hematológicas , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária , Doenças Vestibulares , Anormalidades Múltiplas/diagnóstico , Anormalidades Múltiplas/genética , Anormalidades Múltiplas/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Síndrome Linfoproliferativa Autoimune/diagnóstico , Síndrome Linfoproliferativa Autoimune/genética , Síndrome Linfoproliferativa Autoimune/imunologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Classe I de Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Classe I de Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/imunologia , Feminino , Doenças Hematológicas/diagnóstico , Doenças Hematológicas/genética , Doenças Hematológicas/imunologia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/diagnóstico , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/genética , Doenças da Imunodeficiência Primária/imunologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Doenças Vestibulares/diagnóstico , Doenças Vestibulares/genética , Doenças Vestibulares/imunologiaRESUMO
Among inborn errors of immunity (IEIs), some conditions are characterized by inflammation and autoimmunity at the front line and are particularly challenging to treat. Monogenic diseases associated with gain-of-function mutations in genes critical for cytokine signaling through the JAK-STAT pathway belong to this group. These conditions represent good candidates for treatment with JAK inhibitors. Type I interferonopathies, a group of recently identified monogenic auto-inflammatory diseases characterized by excessive secretion of type I IFN, are also good candidates with growing experiences reported in the literature. However, many questions remain regarding the choice of the drug, the dose (in particular in children), the efficacy on the various manifestations, the monitoring of the treatment, and the management of potent side effects in particular in patients with infectious susceptibility. This review will summarize the current experiences reported and will highlight the unmet needs.