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Clinical, Immunological, and Genetic Findings in Iranian Patients With Mhc-Ii Deficiency: Confirmation of C.162Delg Rfxank Founder Mutation in the Iranian Population Publisher Pubmed



Mousavi Khorshidi MS1 ; Seeleuthner Y2, 3 ; Chavoshzadeh Z4 ; Behfar M5, 6 ; Hamidieh AA5, 6 ; Alimadadi H7 ; Sherkat R8 ; Momen T9 ; Behniafard N10, 11 ; Eskandarzadeh S12 ; Mansouri M4 ; Behnam M13, 14 ; Mahdavi M1 ; Heydarazad Zadeh M4 Show All Authors
Authors
  1. Mousavi Khorshidi MS1
  2. Seeleuthner Y2, 3
  3. Chavoshzadeh Z4
  4. Behfar M5, 6
  5. Hamidieh AA5, 6
  6. Alimadadi H7
  7. Sherkat R8
  8. Momen T9
  9. Behniafard N10, 11
  10. Eskandarzadeh S12
  11. Mansouri M4
  12. Behnam M13, 14
  13. Mahdavi M1
  14. Heydarazad Zadeh M4
  15. Shokri M15
  16. Alizadeh F1
  17. Movahedi M1
  18. Momenilandi M2, 3
  19. Keramatipour M16
  20. Casanova JL2, 3, 17
  21. Cobat A2, 3, 17
  22. Abel L2, 3, 17
  23. Shahrooei M14, 18
  24. Parvaneh N1, 19
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, Institut National de La Sante Et de La Recherche Medicale (INSERM) U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France
  3. 3. Imagine Institute, University Paris Cite, Paris, France
  4. 4. Allergy and Immunology Department, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Pediatric Cell and Gene Therapy Research Center, Gene, Cell & Tissue Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Center of Excellence, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Immunodeficiency Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  9. 9. Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Noncommunicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  10. 10. Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  11. 11. Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
  12. 12. Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  13. 13. Student Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
  14. 14. Dr. Shahrooei Lab, 22 Bahman St., Ashrafi Esfahani Blvd, Tehran, Iran
  15. 15. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
  16. 16. Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  17. 17. St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, United States
  18. 18. Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
  19. 19. Children’s Medical Centre, No 62 Gharib St, Tehran, 1419733152, Iran

Source: Journal of Clinical Immunology Published:2023


Abstract

Purpose: Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) deficiency is a rare inborn error of immunity (IEI). Impaired antigen presentation to CD4 + T cells results in combined immunodeficiency (CID). Patients typically present with severe respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections at early ages. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative therapy. Methods: We describe the clinical, immunologic, and genetic features of eighteen unrelated Iranian patients with MHC-II deficiency. Results: Consanguinity was present in all affected families. The median age at the initial presentation was 5.5 months (range 7 days to 18 years). The main symptoms included failure to thrive, persistent diarrhea, and pneumonia. Autoimmune and neurologic features were also documented in about one-third of the patients, respectively. Thirteen patients carried RFXANK gene mutations, two carried RFX5 gene mutations, and three carried a RFXAP gene mutation. Six patients shared the same RFXANK founder mutation (c.162delG); limited to the Iranian population and dated to approximately 1296 years ago. Four of the patients underwent HSCT; three of them are alive. On the other hand, nine of the fourteen patients who did not undergo HSCT had a poor prognosis and died. Conclusion: MHC-II deficiency is not rare in Iran, with a high rate of consanguinity. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of CID at any age. With the limited access to HSCT and its variable results in MHC-II deficiency, implementing genetic counseling and family planning for the affected families are mandatory. We are better determined to study the c.162delG RFXANK heterozygous mutation frequency in the Iranian population. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.