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Il2rg Hypomorphic Mutation: Identification of a Novel Pathogenic Mutation in Exon 8 and a Review of the Literature Publisher



Lim CK1, 2 ; Abolhassani H1, 3 ; Appelberg SK1 ; Sundin M4, 5 ; Hammarstrom L1, 6
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  1. 1. Division of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska, Huddinge 141 86, Stockholm, Sweden
  2. 2. Department of Clinical Translational Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
  3. 3. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Blood Disorders, Immunodeficiency and Stem Cell Transplantation, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
  5. 5. Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Science, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
  6. 6. BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 518083, China

Source: Allergy# Asthma and Clinical Immunology Published:2019


Abstract

Background: Atypical X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID) is a variant of cellular immunodeficiency due to hypomorphic mutations in the interleukin 2 receptor gamma (IL2RG) gene. Due to a leaky clinical phenotype, diagnosis and appropriate treatment are challenging in these patients. Case presentation: We report a 16-year-old patient with a T low B + NK + cellular immunodeficiency due to a novel nonsense mutation in exon 8 (p.R328X) of the IL2RG gene. Functional impairment of the IL2RG was confirmed by IL2-Janus kinase 3-signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling pathway investigation. In addition, the characteristics of the mutations previously described in 39 patients with an atypical phenotype were reviewed and analyzed from the literature. Conclusion: This is the first report of an atypical X-SCID phenotype due to an exon 8 mutation in the IL2RG gene. The variability in the phenotypic spectrum of classic X-SCID associated gene highlights the necessity of multi-disciplinary cooperation vigilance for a more accurate diagnostic workup. © 2019 The Author(s).
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