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JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 133, 期 6, 页码 1651-+出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.02.034
关键词
IL-21; early-onset inflammatory bowel disease; common variable immunodeficiency; exome sequencing
资金
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P24999]
- German ministry for Research and Technology
- German Cancer Research fund [1098935]
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [01 EO 0803]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P 24999] Funding Source: researchfish
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P24999] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Background: Alterations of immune homeostasis in the gut can result in development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recently, Mendelian forms of IBD have been discovered, as exemplified by deficiency of IL-10 or its receptor subunits. In addition, other types of primary immunodeficiency disorders might be associated with intestinal inflammation as one of their leading clinical presentations. Objective: We investigated a large consanguineous family with 3 children who presented with early-onset IBD within the first year of life, leading to death in infancy in 2 of them. Methods: Homozygosity mapping combined with exome sequencing was performed to identify the molecular cause of the disorder. Functional experiments were performed to assess the effect of IL-21 on the immune system. Results: A homozygous mutation in IL21 was discovered that showed perfect segregation with the disease. Deficiency of IL-21 resulted in reduced numbers of circulating CD19(+) B cells, including IgM(+) naive and class-switched IgG memory B cells, with a concomitant increase in transitional B-cell numbers. In vitro assays demonstrated that mutant IL-21(Leu49Pro) did not induce signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 phosphorylation and immunoglobulin class-switch recombination. Conclusion: Our study uncovers IL-21 deficiency as a novel cause of early-onset IBD in human subjects accompanied by defects in B-cell development similar to those found in patients with common variable immunodeficiency. IBD might mask an underlying primary immunodeficiency, as illustrated here with IL-21 deficiency.
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