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Table 1 Conditions characterized by immune dysregulation

From: Primary immune regulatory disorders: Undiagnosed needles in the haystack?

Group

Disorder

Gene

Inheritance

Typical features

Regulatory T-lymphocyte defect (absent/reduced Tregs and/or functional Treg defect)

IPEX syndrome (immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked)

FOXP3

XL

Autoimmune enteropathy, early onset type 1 diabetes mellitus, eczema, thyroiditis, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, elevated IgE

CTLA4 haploinsufficiency

CTLA4

AD

Autoimmunity particularly cytopenias, enteropathy, type 1 diabetes, lymphoproliferation, interstitial lung disease, recurrent infections, hypogammaglobulinemia

LRBA deficiency

LRBA

AR

Autoimmunity particularly cytopenias, lymphoproliferation, recurrent infections, enteropathy

STAT3 GOF

STAT3

AD

Autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation, infections, short stature

CD25 deficiency

IL2RA

AR

Autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation

Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndromes (ALPS)

ALPS-FAS (most common)

FAS

AD or AR

Lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, autoimmune cytopenias, increased risk of lymphoma, defective lymphocyte apoptosis, elevated double negative T-cells. In ALPS-FAS, elevated soluble Fas Ligand, IL-10, vitamin B12, IgG

ALPS-FASLG

TNFRSF6

AR

ALPS-Caspase10

CASP10

AD

ALPS-Caspase8

CASP8

AR

HLH – familial disorders

Perforin deficiency

PRF1

AR

Early-onset HLH, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias, decreased/absent NK and CTL activity

Munc13-4 deficiency

UNC13D

AR

Syntaxin 11 deficiency

STX11

AR

Munc18-2 deficiency

STXBP2

AR

HLH—IEI syndromes associated with increased incidence of HLH

Chediak Higashi syndrome

LYST

AR

Recurrent infections, partial oculocutaneous albinism, progressive neurological dysfunction, neutropenia, giant cytoplasmic granules

Griscelli syndrome type 2

RAB27A

AR

Partial albinism, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, neurological impairment

Hermansky Pudlak syndrome type 2

AP3B1

AR

Oculocutaneous albinism, bleeding diathesis, neutropenia, hearing loss, pulmonary fibrosis

Hermansky Pudlak syndrome type 10

AP3D1

AR

Oculocutaneous albinism, bleeding diathesis, microcephaly, neurodevelopmental delay

X-linked lymphoproliferative disease 1

SH2DIA

XL

EBV-associated HLH, lymphoma, aplastic anemia

X-linked lymphoproliferative disease 2

XIAP

XL

EBV-associated HLH, colitis, hepatitis

Immune dysregulation with colitis/inflammatory bowel disease

IL-10 deficiency

IL10

AR

Early onset severe colitis, respiratory tract infections, folliculitis, arthritis

IL-10 receptor deficiency

IL10RA

IL10RB

AR

TGFB1 deficiency

TGFB1

AR

Recurrent viral infections, microcephaly, encephalopathy

RIPK1 deficiency

RIPK1

AR

Recurrent infections, arthritis

NFAT5 haploinsufficiency

NFAT5

AD

Colitis, recurrent respiratory tract infections

Innate

STAT1 GOF

STAT1

AD

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, recurrent infections, autoimmunity

NFKB2 deficiency

NFKB2

AD

Recurrent sinopulmonary infections, endocrinopathies, low immunoglobulins

Thymic disorder

APECED

AIRE

AD or AR

Adrenal insufficiency, hypoparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, other autoimmunity, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

  1. An increasing number of monogenetic disorders with immune dysregulation have been identified. These disorders may arise due to defects in Tregs, central tolerance, control of inflammatory responses and lymphocyte apoptosis, and in cytokine signalling pathways. This table is a non-exhaustive list of some of the more common PIRDs known to date