A large deletion in a non-coding regulatory region leads to NFKB1 haploinsufficiency in two adult siblings

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Mutations in NFkB pathway genes can cause inborn errors of immunity (IEI), with NFKB1 haploinsufficiency being a significant etiology for common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Indeed, mutations in NFKB1 are found in 4 to 5% of in European and United States CVID cohorts, respectively; CVID representing almost ¼ of IEI patients in European countries registries. This case study presents a 49-year-old patient with respiratory infections, chronic diarrhea, immune thrombocytopenia, hypogammaglobulinemia, and secondary lymphoma. Comprehensive genetic analysis, including high-throughput sequencing of 300 IEI-related genes and copy number variation analysis, identified a critical 2.6-kb deletion spanning the first untranslated exon and its upstream region. The region's importance was confirmed through genetic markers indicative of enhancers and promoters. The deletion was also found in the patient's brother, who displayed similar but milder symptoms. Functional analysis supported haploinsufficiency with reduced mRNA and protein expression in both patients. This case underscores the significance of copy number variation (CNV) analysis and targeting noncoding exons within custom gene panels, emphasizing the broader genomic approaches needed in medical genetics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:261

Enthalten in:

Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 261(2024) vom: 29. Apr., Seite 110165

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fusaro, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Coustal, Cyrille [VerfasserIn]
Barnabei, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Riller, Quentin [VerfasserIn]
Heller, Marion [VerfasserIn]
Ho Nhat, Duong [VerfasserIn]
Fourrage, Cécile [VerfasserIn]
Rivière, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Rieux-Laucat, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Maria, Alexandre Thibault Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Picard, Capucine [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Copy number variation (CNV)
Hypogammaglobulinemia
Inborn error of immunity (IEI)
Journal Article
NF-kappa B
NF-kappa B p50 Subunit
NFKB1
NFKB1 protein, human
Noncoding region
Nuclear factor k light-chain enhancer of activated B cells (NFκB)
P105
P50
Primary immunodeficiency
Promoter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clim.2024.110165

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369130979