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    1. We conducted WGS on a 20-year-old Spanish proband (only child), who exhibited classical symptoms of IDAIL, including early-onset type 1 diabetes (diagnosed at 15 months old), severe enteritis, genital vitiligo and atopic dermatitis. Throughout his childhood, he faced recurrent respiratory infections, including pneumonia, alongside pronounced reactive hypereosinophilia, which constituted up to approximately 65% of total peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) at times. Notably, at the age 13, he experienced severe diarrhea and ascites, accompanied by eosinophil infiltration in the esophagus, stomach, and bone marrow. Medical investigations revealed a clonal γδ T cell band, characterized as reactive, with subsequent exclusion of FIP1L1-PDGFRA and PDGFRB rearrangements, as well as any abnormal karyotype. Over time, he developed esophageal candidiasis and sepsis due to Salmonella typhi and Clostridium difficile infection, which was accompanied by a gradual development of hypogammaglobulinemia. A complete clinical case description is included in the Supplementary Materials.Bioinformatic analysis revealed a known pathogenic maternally inherited missense variant in CTLA4, c.208C>T p.R70W, confirmed by Sanger sequencing (Fig. 1, A to D). This heterozygous variant has been previously reported to be causative of CTLA4-h with incomplete penetrance (1, 2). The R70W variant was also present in the patient’s mother who had been diagnosed with mild sarcoidosis, dysphagia with eosinophilic infiltrates of esophagus, low IgM, and decreased percentages of memory B cells.

      Case#: 20-year-old Spanish man

      DiseaseAssertion: Immune dysregulation with autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, and lymphoproliferation

      FamilyInfo: Maternally inherited CTLA4 variant and paternally inherited CLEC7A variant. Patient's mother had been diagnosed with mild sarcoidosis, dysphagia with eosinophilic infiltrates of esophagus, low IgM, and decreased percentages of memory B cells.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0100651 (Type I diabetes mellitus) HP:0001045 (Vitiligo) HP:0001047 (Atopic dermatitis) HP:0002205 (Recurrent respiratory infections) HP:0001541 (Ascites) HP:0002014 (Diarrhea) HP:0410151 (Eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus) HP:0410147 (Eosinophilic infiltration in the stomach mucosa) HP:0033351 (Candida esophagitis) HP:0100806 (Sepsis) HP:0032061 (Hypereosinophilia) HP:0032064 (Gastrointestinal eosinophilia)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Type 1 diabetes was diagnosed at 15 months old. Patient has a history of severe enteritis. Investigations, which were undertaken due to hypereosinophilia and eosinophilic infiltration, revealed a clonal γδ T cell band, characterized as reactive, with subsequent exclusion of FIP1L1-FDGFRA and PDGFRB rearrangements, as well as any abnormal karyotype. Sepsis was due to Salmonella typhi and Clostridium difficile infection.

      Article provides functional evidence of CLEC7A variant affecting phenotype of this patient. Their data suggest that partial loss of DECTIN-1 in a patient with CTLA-4h may enhance IDAIL penetrance and confer additional unique phenotypes, with persistent marked hypereosinophilia as the most remarkable uncommon clinical manifestation.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Whole-genome sequencing was performed on the patient's whole blood sample. The variants were confirmed with Sanger sequencing. Presence of a somatic CTLA4 variant was ruled out with high-coverage WGS of sorted peripheral T cells.

      GenotypingMethod: Whole-genome sequencing was performed on the patient's whole blood sample. The variants were confirmed with Sanger sequencing. Presence of a somatic CTLA4 variant was ruled out with high-coverage WGS of sorted peripheral T cells.

      PreviouslyPublished: No

      Variant: NM_005214.5:c.208C>T p.Arg70Trp

      ClinVar: 161114

      CAID: CA173999

      gnomAD: 0.000001313 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870684-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4

      Variant: NM_197947.3:c.547C>T p.Leu183Phe

      ClinVar: 717363

      CAID: CA6443934

      gnomAD: 0.01719 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/12-10123309-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4

      SupplementalData: Detailed clinical info and and immunological test results can be found in Supplementary Materials.f

    1. Case Report: Activating PIK3CD Mutation in Patients Presenting With Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

      PMID:33995405 Case#: 4-year and 6 month old boy, ethnicity not specified. Case#2: 7 year and 9 month old girl, ethnicity not specified. DiseaseAssertion: Lymphoproliferative disease DiseaseAssertion2: Lymphoproliferative disease FamilyInfo: Father information not specified,Mother had no mutation. FamilyInfo2: Both parents did not have the mutation GenotypingMethod: Whole exome sequencing, Immunohistochemical staining Variant: E1021K (c.3061 G >A)

    1. The patient was a boy aged 11 years and 2 months, with chief complaints of blackened skin color on the neck over the past 10 years.
      Case#: Patient_1, male, age 11 years and 2 months at presentation, ethnicity not reported DiseaseAssertion: The patient is asserted by the authors to have SHORT syndrome due to a heterozygous frameshift variant in PIK3R1. FamilyInfo: The patient was adopted. No family history, pedigree information, or parental testing is available. CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0008212 (Acanthosis nigricans), HP:0000834 (Insulin resistance), HP:0000365 (Hearing impairment), HP:0000517 (Elevated intraocular pressure) CaseHPOFreeText: The patient was diagnosed with insulin resistance (HOMA-IR: 14.5) and hyperinsulinemia despite normal glucose tolerance. Ophthalmological examination showed increased intraocular pressure without structural anomalies. Hearing impairment was mild and limited to the left ear. No evidence of short stature or typical craniofacial features. CaseNotHPOs: HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0000572 (Deeply set eyes), HP:0009806 (Dental anomalies), HP:0002622 (Joint hypermobility) CaseNotHPOFreeText: Features commonly associated with SHORT syndrome, including short stature, dental anomalies, joint hypermobility, and deeply set eyes, were not observed in this patient. CasePreviousTesting: Whole exome sequencing was performed. Two additional INSR variants were identified and discussed in Supplementary Table S1: - NM_000208.3:c.*104A>G (rs1051690), a benign 3′ UTR variant (homozygous) - NM_000208.3:c.2666G>A (p.Arg889Gln) (rs187282966), a missense variant classified as of uncertain significance. GenotypingMethod: Whole exome sequencing was used to identify the PIK3R1 frameshift variant. No family segregation analysis was performed. PreviouslyPublished: No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband. Variant: NM_181523.3:c.2008delT (p.Cys670ValfsTer3) Zygosity: Heterozygous InheritancePattern: NoInheritanceAssertion MultipleGeneVariants ClinicalStatus: Symptomatic Endocrinopathy:Reported ClinVar: Not found CAID: CA2695204517 gnomAD: Not reported in gnomAD SupplementalData: Yes, additional variants identified by WES are listed in Supplementary Table S1. Ab Deficiencies VCEP

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      CTLA4 Alteration and Neurologic Manifestations: A New Family with Large Phenotypic Variability and Literature Review

      Case#: III:3, female, 45 years old, Italian

      DiseaseAssertion: Celiac disease/IBD with immunodeficiency (CVID) and CNS demyelination

      FamilyInfo: non-consanguineous Italian parents, history of autoimmune disorders (Hashimoto thyroiditis, psoriasiform dermatitis, celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis), see Figure 1 CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002028, HP:0002721, HPO:0001888, HPO:0008897, HP000:6515, HP:0002110, HP:0011108, HP:0001878, HP:0001973, HP:0031688, HP:0007185, HP:0002140, HP:0001081, HP:0011097, HP:0001945, HP:0007305, HP:0000238, HP:0200063, HP:0004313, HP:0000939, HP:0030252

      CasePreviousTesting: whole-exome sequencing on the proband and parental DNA samples (trio-WES) from peripheral blood

      GenotypingMethod: Reads aligned against GRCh38/hg38, variant calling using in-house pipeline according to international guidelines, variants with a frequency of <5% in gnomAD v4.1.0 and an in-house database, virtual panel of 564 genes related to primary immunodeficiency and inflammatory bowel disease (PanelApp version 7.21), CNVs detected with Control-FREEC and EXCAVATOR tools

      **Variant: ** NM_005214.5:c.436G>A; p.Gly146Arg

      ClinVar: VCV000849622.11

      gnomAD: 0.000001696 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870912-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4

    1. Case 3 is a 10‐month‐old Japanese female born at 37 weeks of gestation with a birth length of 40.0 cm (−2.9 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) and birth weight of 1,676 g (−3.1 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) (Table 1). A clinical diagnosis of Silver‐Russell syndrome was tentatively made on the basis of IUGR and her distinctive facial features—including a pronounced forehead, triangular facial structure, and underdeveloped alae nasi (Figure 1c,d)—but no genetic testing was performed until the current evaluation. Her height and weight were 60.3 cm (−4.0 SD relative to the average for her age) and 4.01 kg (−7.6 SD relative to the average for her age), respectively, at the time of evaluation for the present study. She was suspected to have SHORT syndrome given that her father (case 4) manifested diabetes and facial characteristics consistent with this syndrome. Her fasting plasma glucose, serum IRI concentrations, and serum C‐peptide were 83 mg/dL, 2.6 μIU/mL, and 1.34 ng/mL, respectively, with an HbA1c level of 4.6%. Her HOMA‐IR was 0.53, and her HOMA‐β was 46.8%.

      Case#: 10-month‐old Japanese female

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have “SHORT syndrome” and “harbor either a common or a previously unknown mutation in PIK3R1 as well as provide an in silico functional analysis of the mutant proteins.”

      FamilyInfo: Her father has SHORT syndrome, with the same variant of PIK3R1, NM_181523.3:c.1957A>T, further described in Case 4. Her paternal grandmother "also manifests some facial characteristics of SHORT syndrome as well as a hearing impairment."

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001511, HP:0011220, HP:0000325, HP:0000430, HP:0004322, HP:0000490, HP:0000684, HP:0000331, HP:0000963, HP:0007392

      CaseHPOFreeText: Born at 37 weeks of gestation with a birth length of 40.0 cm (−2.9 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) and birth weight of 1,676 g (−3.1 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) (Table 1). Her height and weight were 60.3 cm (−4.0 SD relative to the average for her age) and 4.01 kg (−7.6 SD relative to the average for her age), respectively, at the time of evaluation for the present study. Her fasting plasma glucose, serum IRI concentrations, and serum C‐peptide were 83 mg/dL, 2.6 μIU/mL, and 1.34 ng/mL, respectively, with an HbA1c level of 4.6%. Her HOMA‐IR was 0.53, and her HOMA‐β was 46.8%.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000819, HP:0000855, HP:0001382, HP:0000023, HP:0000558, HP:0000400, HP:0000369, HP:0000233, HP:0002714, HP:0005328, HP:0000540, HP:0000483, HP:0000545, HP:0000593, HP:0000501, HP:0100578, HP:0001249, HP:0000750, HP:0000365

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Readily visible veins

      CasePreviousTesting: NR

      GenotypingMethod: Initially, comprehensive sequencing analysis was conducted on all 22 exons of the INSR gene using the Sanger sequencing method, confirming the absence of pathogenic variants. Subsequently, sequencing was extended to encompass all 16 exons of the PIK3R1 gene.

      PreviouslyPublished: No

      Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1957A>T

      ClinVar: 3767319

      gnomAD: NR

      SupplementalData: Table 1, Figure 1c,d

    2. Case 4 is a 33‐year‐old Japanese male, the father of case 3 (Table 1, Figure 1e,f). He was born at 36 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 1,970 g and has had a severe bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment and used hearing aids since infancy. He was also diagnosed with glaucoma shortly after birth and with diabetes at 32 years of age, having been treated with a DPP‐IV (dipeptidyl peptidase‐IV) inhibitor and an SGLT2 inhibitor and manifesting an HbA1c level of 7.4% at the time of the current evaluation. He underwent a 75‐g oral glucose tolerance test for the present study, and his blood glucose and serum IRI levels at baseline and at 30, 60, 90, and 120 min after the glucose load were 130, 220, 238, 243, and 252 mg/dL and 8.0, 15.5, 25.6, 27.1, and 24.6 μIU/mL, respectively. His HOMA‐IR, HOMA‐β, and insulinogenic index were 2.57, 43.0%, and 0.083, respectively. His mother also manifests some facial characteristics of SHORT syndrome as well as a hearing impairment.

      Case#: 33-year‐old Japanese male

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have “SHORT syndrome” and “harbor either a common or a previously unknown mutation in PIK3R1 as well as provide an in silico functional analysis of the mutant proteins.”

      FamilyInfo: His daughter has SHORT syndrome, with the same variant of PIK3R1, NM_181523.3:c.1957A>T, further described in Case 3. His mother also manifests some facial characteristics of SHORT syndrome as well as a hearing impairment.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0008619, HP:0000365, HP:0000501, HP:0000819, HP:0001511, HP:0004322, HP:0000023, HP:0000490, HP:0000558, HP:0000325, HP:0011220, HP:0000430, HP:0000331, HP:0000400, HP:0005328, HP:0100578

      CaseHPOFreeText: He was born at 36 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 1,970 g. Weight at time of diagnosis was 44.2 kg (-2.4 SD), height 154 cm (-3.00SD) , body mass index 18.6 kg/m2 (-1.5 SD). He had been treated with a DPP‐IV (dipeptidyl peptidase‐IV) inhibitor and an SGLT2 inhibitor and manifesting an HbA1c level of 7.4% at the time of the current evaluation. His blood glucose and serum IRI levels at baseline and at 30, 60, 90, and 120 min after the glucose load were 130, 220, 238, 243, and 252 mg/dL and 8.0, 15.5, 25.6, 27.1, and 24.6 μIU/mL, respectively. His HOMA‐IR, HOMA‐β, and insulinogenic index were 2.57, 43.0%, and 0.083, respectively.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000855, HP:0001382, HP:0000684, HP:0000369, HP:0000233, HP:0002714, HP:0000540, HP:0000483, HP:0000545, HP:0000593, HP:0000963, HP:0007392, HP:0001249, HP:0000750

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Readily visible veins

      CasePreviousTesting: NR

      GenotypingMethod: Initially, comprehensive sequencing analysis was conducted on all 22 exons of the INSR gene using the Sanger sequencing method, confirming the absence of pathogenic variants. Subsequently, sequencing was extended to encompass all 16 exons of the PIK3R1 gene.

      PreviouslyPublished: No

      Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1957A>T

      ClinVar: 3767319

      gnomAD: NR

      SupplementalData: Table 1, Figure 1e,f

    1. The patient was a 33-year-old woman

      Case#: 33-year-old Chinese adult female

      DiseaseAssertion: Patient is asserted to have “SHORT syndrome due to a PIK3R1 gene variant (c.1945C > T).”

      FamilyInfo: Both parents were healthy and non-consanguineous. Her father was 167 cm tall and her mother was 160 cm tall. The patient had a younger brother, aged 29, who was 175 cm tall and weighed 60 kg.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000684, HP:0000750, HP:0040270, HP:0000855, HP:0004322, HP:0001382, HP:0000858, HP:0000558, HP:0011220, HP:0000430, HP:0000331, HP:0000233, HP:0000369, HP:0005328, HP:0007392, HP:0000963, HP:0100578, HP:0001952, HP:0000819, HP:0000147, HP:0000325

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient has a spontaneous full-term vaginal delivery without birth trauma or asphyxia. At birth, the patient weighed 2000 g (< 3rd percentile), though her length was unknown. Her first primary tooth emerged at 9 months and her ability to say “mom” and “dad” developed at 10 months. Throughout childhood, the patient consistently lagged in growth and development compared with their peers. At 5 years of age, her height was only 99.7 cm (−3 SD) and her weight 11.5 kg(< 3rd percentile). By age 9, her height was 116.5 cm (−3 SD) and her weight was 15.0 kg(< 3rd percentile). Her test results revealed a fasting blood glucose (FBG) level of 5.48 mmol/L and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose level of 8.04 mmol/L. Notably, her postprandial 2-hour insulin level exceeded the upper detection limit (> 2152.5 pmol/L), while her postprandial 2-hour C-peptide level was 0.4 nmol/L. Her glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 5.78%. Consequently, she was prescribed long-term voglibose monotherapy. The patient exhibited distinctive facial features. The patient also exhibited visible veins and had polycystic ovarian syndrome. Height: 147.50 cm, Weight: 37.50 kg, BMI: 17.24 kg/m2, Lean mass: 23.90 kg, Fat mass: 9.30 kg, VFA: 35.3 cm2, Total cholesterol: 4.20 mmol/L, HDL-c: 1.09 mmol/L, LDL-c: 2.92 mmol/L, Triglyceride: 1.47 mmol/L, Calcium: 2.19 mmol/L, Phosphorous: 1.25 mmol/L, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3: 14.5 ng/ml, TSH: 1.97 mIU/L, Free T4: 11.47 pmol/L, Total testosterone: 1.47 nmol/L

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0001249, HP:0000956, HP:0002240, HP:0001397,<br /> HP:0000501, HP:0000488, HP:0009830

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Elevated plasma triglycerides, ocular hypotension, diabetic kidney disease, lower extremity arterial disease. The patient exhibited no lipid dysregulation, with fat mass and visceral fat area falling below the normal range, accompanied by a reduction in lean body mass.

      CasePreviousTesting: NR

      GenotypingMethod: Whole-exome sequencing

      PreviouslyPublished: No

      Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T

      ClinVar: 60763

      gnomAD: NR

      SupplementalData: Table 1, 2, 3, 4

    1. P3

      Case#: P3, 9-years-old Saudi girl

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002028, HP:0005425, HP:0100281

      CaseHPOFreeText: P3 is a 9 years old girl with history of chronic diarrhea and recurrent sinopulmonary infections since the age of 4 months. Immunological evaluation at age of 3 years showed normal complete blood counts and differential, lymphocytes subsets, lymphocytes proliferation and oxidative burst assays. Her IgG level was 3.1 gm/L with normal IgA and IgM levels and her antibody response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine could not be well assessed as she received conjugated pneumococcal vaccines (Table 1). Her recurrent chest infections improved after starting intravenous immunoglobulins. Upper and lower endoscopies showed architectural distortion with focal cryptitis from cecum, ascending and transverse colon biopsies and severe active chronic colitis with crypt abscesses and ulcerations from sigmoid and rectal biopsies with no viral cytopathic changes or granuloma. Her diarrhea was treated mainly with sulfasalazine therapy. Her weight and height are normal in spite of her chronic diarrhea.

      Variant: NM_005026.4: c.433delinsGA: p.Q145Efs*51

      GenotypingMethod: DNA from all individuals we had access to was submitted for whole-genome genotyping, to determine regions of autozygosity that are shared between all affecteds. This was done under the assumption of an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, given the nature of the pedigree and the presence of parental consanguinity. Three such regions were highlighted by the software, of which the largest was a 12.3 Mb block on Chr 1 (Fig. 1B). Simultaneously we submitted the DNA from patient P1 for WES, and followed the NGS filtering scheme indicated in Fig. 1C. Once we had limited our search area to the regions of shared autozygosity which were exclusive to the three patients, no variants survived our filtering except for one

      CAID: CA3252646241

    2. P1

      **Case#: ** P1, 19-years-old Saudi male

      **DiseaseAssertion: ** P1 is asserted to have "Crohn disease" and "CMV gastritis"

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002028, HP:0005425, HP:0000964, HP:0011473, HP:0200120

      CaseHPOFreeText: P1 is a 19 year old boy with history of chronic diarrhea, recurrent sinopulmonary infections and dermatitis since the age of 2 months. At age of 1 year full upper and lower endoscopy showed duodenal villous atrophy and mild duodenitis, and antrum biopsy was suggestive of CMV gastritis with no significant colon biopsy findings. At 13 years of age he was evaluated by immunology service to rule out IEI. His complete blood counts and differential, lymphocytes subsets, lymphocytes proliferation and oxidative burst assays were normal. His IgG level was subnormal for age (4.2 gm/L) with undetectable IgM levels (Table 1). He was started on intravenous immunoglobulins with good clinical response in regard to his recurrent sinopulmonary infections. He continued to have chronic diarrhea that on frequent occasions was bloody, but he had normal weight gain and growth. Upper and lower endoscopies were performed on several occasions and showed severe chronic active colitis with ulcerations, epithelial reactive changes with granulomatous tissue formation suggestive of Crohn disease. His diarrhea responded partially to sulfasalazine therapy and short courses of steroids.

      Variant: NM_005026.4: c.433delinsGA: p.Q145Efs*51

      GenotypingMethod: DNA from all individuals we had access to was submitted for whole-genome genotyping, to determine regions of autozygosity that are shared between all affecteds. This was done under the assumption of an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, given the nature of the pedigree and the presence of parental consanguinity. Three such regions were highlighted by the software, of which the largest was a 12.3 Mb block on Chr 1 (Fig. 1B). Simultaneously we submitted the DNA from patient P1 for WES, and followed the NGS filtering scheme indicated in Fig. 1C. Once we had limited our search area to the regions of shared autozygosity which were exclusive to the three patients, no variants survived our filtering except for one

      CAID: CA3252646241

    3. P2

      Case#: P2, 18-years-old Saudi girl

      DiseaseAssertion: P1 is asserted to have "eosinophilic colitis"

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002028, HP:0005425, HP:0000964

      CaseHPOFreeText: P2 is an 18 years old girl with history of chronic diarrhea, recurrent sinopulmonary infections and dermatitis since the age of 5 months. Immunological evaluation at age of 12 years showed normal complete blood counts and differential, lymphocytes subsets, lymphocytes proliferation and oxidative burst assays. Her IgG level was subnormal for age (3.6 gm/L) with undetectable IgM levels and poor antibody response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (Table 1). Her recurrent chest infections improved after starting intravenous immunoglobulins. She continued to have chronic diarrhea that was frequently bloody, but she also maintained normal weight gain and growth. Upper and lower endoscopies showed colonic heavy infiltration by eosinophils and focal eosinophilic abscesses consistent with eosinophilic colitis. Similar to her brother, the diarrhea responded partially to sulfasalazine therapy and short courses of steroids.

      Variant: NM_005026.4: c.433delinsGA: p.Q145Efs*51

      GenotypingMethod: DNA from all individuals we had access to was submitted for whole-genome genotyping, to determine regions of autozygosity that are shared between all affecteds. This was done under the assumption of an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern, given the nature of the pedigree and the presence of parental consanguinity. Three such regions were highlighted by the software, of which the largest was a 12.3 Mb block on Chr 1 (Fig. 1B). Simultaneously we submitted the DNA from patient P1 for WES, and followed the NGS filtering scheme indicated in Fig. 1C. Once we had limited our search area to the regions of shared autozygosity which were exclusive to the three patients, no variants survived our filtering except for one

      CAID: CA3252646241

    1. 18-year-old female patien

      Case#: III.7, an 18-year-old female patient

      DiseaseAssertion: immune thrombopenia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and Evans syndrome with infections early-onset herpes zoster and chronic Epstein-Barr virus

      FamilyInfo: Table 1

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001433, HP:0002716

      CaseHPOFreeText: severe necrotic dermohypodermitis of left leg caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, hypogammaglobulinemia

      Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4

      GenotypingMethod: high-throughput sequencing

      CAID: CA350138665

    2. affected

      Case#: II.1, 61-years-old male (deceased)

      DiseaseAssertion: Hashimoto disease

      Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0034954

      CaseHPOFreeText: Anti-AChR antibodies without myasthenia gravis, unilateral uveitis, Staphylococcus aureus pneumoniae, Candida kefyr pneumoniae, Erythroderma, autoimmune alopecia, diffuse interstitial lung disease

    3. Table

      Case#: III.3, a diseased 31-year-old male relative, age of onset 7

      DiseaseAssertion: Evans syndrome (ITP and AIHA)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Lymphadenopathy, colic and renal nonclonal proliferation, Extensive chicken pox, viral encephalitis, EBV chronic viremia including inside tissues, Ear, nose and throat infections, pneumoniae, multiple Clostridium difficile colitis infections, Interstitial pneumopathy, Epilepsy, transverse myelitis C2 and T12, ADEM, Transplantation for interstitial fibrosis, late rejection with nonmalignant lymphoproliferation and EBV replication, Portal hypertension with diffuse nodular hyperplasia

      Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4

      GenotypingMethod: high-throughput sequencing

      CAID: CA350138665

    4. are

      Case# III.6, 27-year-old male relative, unknown age of onset

      CaseHPOFreeText: Infectious mononucleosis, severe CMV infectious (nonautoimmune thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and hepatitis), Toxoplasma gondii infection, Dermatitis

      Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4

      GenotypingMethod: high-throughput sequencing

      CAID: CA350138665

    5. relatives

      Case#: II.3, a 59 year old female, age of onset 58

      DiseaseAssertion: Inflammatory polyarthritis

      FamilyInfo: Table 1

      CaseHPOFreeText: presented with lymphoid proliferation, central nervous system inflammation (transverse myelitis and extensive disseminated encephalomyelitis), epilepsy, chronic kidney disease with one transplantation (benign polyclonal B-cell infiltration, interstitial fibrosis), interstitial pneumopathy, splenomegaly, hepatic abnormality with diffuse nodular hyperplasia, rectocolitis, extensive varicella zoster virus infection (VZV), viral encephalitis without documentation, Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) chronic viremia, Clostridium difficile severe colitis

      Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4

      GenotypingMethod: high-throughput sequencing

      CAID: CA350138665

    1. 20-year-old male

      Case#: 20-year-old male, Race: White (ancestry unavailable) DiseaseAssertion: The patient is asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency" manifesting as aplastic anemia. FamilyInfo: Patient's father has disease variant Case PresentingHPOs: HP:0012378 (Fatigue), HP:0001962 (Palpitations), HP:0002875 (Exertional dyspnea), HP:0001903 (Anemia), HP:0001873 (Thrombocytopenia), HP:0002608 (Celiac disease), HP:0000608 (Macular degeneration), HP:0001876 (pancytopenia), HP:0001915 (aplastic anemia), CaseHPOFreeText: ** Diagnosis at age 20 when patient presented with persistent and profound incapacitating fatigue. Bone marrow biopsy was consistent to aplastic anemia. Table 1 summarizes presenting labs and flow cytometry results. Patient was first treated with high-dose IVIG, cyclosporine, and systemic corticosteroids. He initially responded well, but 6 months into therapy he developed renal impairment and was transitioned to sirolimus. His aplastic anemia relapsed. Patient underwent haploidentical (sibling, variant negative) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which was curative. CaseNotHPOs: HP:4000129 (Recent blood transfusion), CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A CasePreviousTesting: The following studies were negative: Bone marrow chromosome analysis; FISH hybridization for BCR/ABL1, monosomy 5, monosomy 7, trisomy 8, and 20q deletion; myelodysplastic syndrome mutation sequencing. GenotypingMethod: A primary immunodeficiency NGS panel was run (gene content not specified) and identified a paternally inherited heterozygous missense variant in CTLA4. Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.385T>A (p.Cys129Ser). ClinVar: 1414930 CAID: N/A gnomAD**: This variant was not found in gnomAD v.4.1.0

    1. 15-year-old Chinese boy

      Case#: 15-year-old Chinese boy

      DiseaseAssertion: Patient was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at a young age and was recently found to carry heterozygous mutations in PIK3CD. Diagnoses: Activated PI3Kδ syndrome

      FamilyInfo: Family history revealed that his mother died of gastric cancer. Whole exome sequencing was performed in patient and in his father, when he was at the age of 15 and the PIK3CD gene was found to exhibit good coverage.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002725, HP:0005425, HP:0032218, HP:0002716, HP:0000093, HP:0020072, HP:0000790, HP:0001882, HP:0001903, HP:0003493, HP:0025289, HP:0001744, HP:0004322, HP:0550004, HP:0001873, HP:0003565, HP:0011227, HP:0020026, HP:0032230, HP:0002110, HP:6001383, HP:0033726, HP:0033493, HP:0012574

      CaseHPOFreeText: Serum level of complements was low, such as C3, C4, and CH50. Serum level of IgM and IgE was elevated, but IgG and IgA was normal. Lung CT scan showed partial consolidation of left upper lung with bronchiectasis and left upper bronchial stenosis. Renal biopsy was also done because of persistent hematuria and proteinuria, and it displayed moderately increased mesangial matrix and mesangial hypercellularity under the light microscope; subepithelial deposits was noted, and some mesangial changes may be present as seen in electron microscopy. Immunofluorescence was positive for C1q, C3, IgG, IgM, and Fb (Fig. 2). The patient was given oral prednisolone and hydroxychloroquine combined with mycophenolate mofetil. Six months later, the level of complement was restored to normal, hematuria and proteinuria disappeared, and liver function returned to normal. He was currently receiving intravenous immunoglobulin in association with hydroxychloroquine, low-dose prednisolone, and mycophenolate mofetil, with a good efficacy.

      CasePreviousTesting: NR

      GenotypingMethod: Whole exome sequencing, Sanger sequencing

      PreviouslyPublished: No

      Variant: NM_005026.5:c.3061G>A

      ClinVar: 88675

      gnomAD: chr1-9726972-G-A

      SupplementalData: Figure 1, 2, 3

    1. Patient 1 (P1)

      Case#: Patient 1 (P1) is a 24-year-old Chinese female.

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency (CTLA-4 h).

      FamilyInfo: The patient's father carries the same CTLA4 variant as the patient but has been asymptomatic. No other family history reported.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0031245 (Productive cough), HP:0002105 (Hemoptysis), HP:0001878 (Hemolytic anemia), HP:0006532 (Recurrent pneumonia), HP:0004313 (Decreased circulating immunoglobulin concentration, HP:0033608 (Pulmonary nodule), HP:0002716 (Lymphadenopathy), HP:0001596 (Alpecia),

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient first presented at age 14 with respiratory symptoms. She was hospitalized at age 16 with hemolytic anemia and recurrent pulmonary infections. Lab work showed hypogammaglobinemia. Chest CT showed scattered solid and ground-glass density nodules bilaterally in the lungs, Lung biopsy demonstrated lymphocytic infiltration and siderophages. Treatment with corticosteroids achieved temporary remission, but the patient relapsed with dose tapering. She developed Evans syndrome, alopecia, and skin lesions. Disease stabilized with weekly subcutaneous abatacept (125mg) and the interval was subsequently extended to once every 4 weeks.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003493 (Antinuclear antibody positivity), HP:0032230 (Cytoplasmic antineutrophil antibody positivity).

      GenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed by whole exome sequencing.

      PreviouslyPublished: No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.

      Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.4(CTLA4):c.155G>T(p.Gly52Val) variant.

      ClinVar: 1420586

      gnomAD: The variant was not found in gnomAD v4.1.1.

      SupplementalData: No supplemental data provided.

    2. Patient 2 (P2)

      Case#: Patient 2 (P2) is a 23-year-old Chinese male.

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency (CTLA-4 h).

      FamilyInfo: The patient's father and oldest sister are both positive for the same CTLA4 variant. Both the parents and two older sisters are asymptomatic. The TNFRSF13B variants were not found in the parents or sisters.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002254 (Intermittent diarrhea), HP:4000055 (Intestinal inflammation), HP:0002582 (Atrophic gastritis), HP:0004313 (Decreased circulating immunoglobulin concentration), HP:0030167 (Antimitochondrial antibody positivity)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient presented at 12 years old with intermittent diarrhea, predominantly mushy stools with ocassional watery stools. Colonoscopy at age 21 demonstrated histopathological evidence of acute and chronic inflammation. Gastroscopy showed chronic atrophic gastritis and duodenitis. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and biweekly subcutaneous abatacept (125 mg) led to clinical improvement.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003493 (Antinuclear antibody positivity), HP:0032230 (Antineutrophil antibody positivity)

      CasePreviousTesting: None reported.

      GenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed via whole exome sequencing.

      PreviouslyPublished: No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.

      Variant1: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.4 CTLA4):c.538C>T (p.Leu180Phe) variant.

      CAID1: CA350139042

      gnomAD1: This variant has a minor allele frequency of 0.0001370 in gnomAD v4.1.1. (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr2-203871458-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4).

      Variant2: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_012452.3(TNFRSF13B):c.83G>A variant.

      ClinVar2: 1063279

      gnomAD2: This variant has a minor allele frequency of 0.00009130 in gnomAD v4.1.1. (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr17-16952562-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4)

      Variant3: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_012452.3(TNFRSF13B):c.716C>T

      ClinVar3: 471370

      gnomAD3: This variant has a minor allele frequency of 0.0002962 in gnomAD v4.1.1. (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr17-16939713-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4)

      SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data.

    3. Patient 3 (P3)

      Case#: Patient 3 (P3) is a 20-year-old Chinese female.

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency (CTLA-4 h).

      FamilyInfo: The patient's brother died at age 15 from pancytopenia. The patient's mother was diagnosed with large granular lymphocytic leukemia. Patient's mother (Patient 4) also harbors the same CTLA4 variant as the patient. Authors do not indicate if patient's brother had genetic testing.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001744 (Splenomegaly), HP:0001369 (Arthritis), HP:0020062 (Decreased hemoglobin concentration), HP:0011873 (Abnormal platelet count), HP:0002254 (Intermittent diarrhea), HP:0001876 (Pancytopenia), HP:0020026 (Positive Coombs test)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patients symptoms onset at 9 years old with chronic eczema, Evans syndrome, and splenomegaly. Initially responded well to corticosteroids and IV Ig, but relapsed after steroid tapering. She developed polyarthritis at age 16, diagnosed as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. She also developed photosensitive rashes. She was hospitalized due to pancytopenia and heavy vaginal bleeding. Anti-kertain antibody (AKA) and antiperinuclear factor were negative. Treatment with subcutaneous abatacept injections (125mg) resolved joint pain and brought hemoglobin and platelet counts to normal range.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003493 (Antinuclear antibody positivity), HP:0034092 (Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positivity), HP:0002923 (Rheumatoid factor positive),

      CasePreviousTesting: None reported.

      GenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed via whole exome sequencing.

      PreviouslyPublished: No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.

      Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.4 CTLA4):c.347T>A (p.Ile116Asn) variant.

      ClinVar: 2430678

      gnomAD: The variant was not found in gnomAD v4.1.1.

      SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data.

    4. Patient 4 (P4)

      Case#: Patient 4 (P4) is a 60-year-old Chinese woman.

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency (CTLA-4 h).

      FamilyInfo: Patient's daughter is Patient 3 and harbors the same CTLA4 variant.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001954 (Recurrent fever) HP:0011110 (Recurent tonsillitis), HP:0000155 (Oral ulcer), HP:0005558 (Chronic leukemia)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient's symptoms onset in childhood with recurrent fever and tonsillitis. She experienced recurrent oral ulcers starting around age 50. She was diagnosed with large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia for which she was treated with long-term corticosteroids for three years. She is currently treated with oral cyclosporine.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000988 (Skin rash)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Patient denied history of rash, dry mouth, or dry eyes.

      CasePreviousTesting: None reported.

      GenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed via whole exome sequencing.

      PreviouslyPublished No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.

      Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.4 CTLA4):c.347T>A (p.Ile116Asn) variant.

      ClinVar: 2430678

      gnomAD: The variant was not found in gnomAD v4.1.1

      SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data.

    5. Patient 5 (P5)

      Case#: Patient 5 (P5) is a 19-year-old Chinese female.

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency (CTLA-4 h).

      FamilyInfo: The patients mother, who harbors the same CTLA4 variant reported a history of chronic urticaria, alopecia areata, and intermittent diarrhea for over 10 years.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001903 (Anemia), HP:0007418 (Alopecia totalis), HP:0002254 (Intermittent diarrhea), HP:0000964 (Eczematoid dermatitis), HP:0002716 (Lymphadenopathy), HP:0004818 (Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), HP:6000344 (Anti-intrinsic factor antibody positivity), HP:0000988 (Skin rash), HP:0004386 (Gastrointestinal inflammation), HP:0034839 (Lymphoid hyperplasia), HP:0040088 (Abnormal lymphocyte count), HP:0020062 Decreased hemoglobin concentration, HP:0025066 (Decreased mean corpuscular volume), HP:0025547 (Decreased mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient's symptoms onset at age 10. Gastrointestinal endoscopy showed chronic inflammation and lymphoid hyperplasia. Patient has been treated with subcutaneous injections of abatacept (125mg) with notable clinical improvement. Fine white hair has started to regrow on her scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, and facial skin shows mild scaling.

      CaseNotHPOs:

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Autoimmune screening including antinuclear antibodies were negative.

      CasePreviousTesting: None reported.

      GenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed via whole exome sequencing.

      PreviouslyPublished No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.

      Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.4 CTLA4):c.151C>T (p.Arg51Ter) variant.

      ClinVar: 161109

      gnomAD: The variant was not found in gnomAD v4.1.1.

      SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data.

    6. Patient 6 (P6)

      Case#: Patient 6 (P6) is an 18-year-old Chinese male.

      DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency (CTLA-4 h).

      FamilyInfo: Patient denied family history of inborn error of immunodeficiency. The patient's father harbors the same CTLA4 variant as the patient. No symptoms are reported in the patient's father.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001954 (Recurrent fever), HP:0012735 (Cough), HP:0002829 (Arthralgia), HP:0002113 (Pulmonary infiltrates), HP:0002716 (Lymphadenopathy), HP:0006532 (Recurrent pneumonia), HP:0004313 (Decreased circulating immunoglobulin concentration

      CaseHPOFreeText: MRI of knees showed patchy abnormal signals in the right femoral and lateral condylar regions suggestive of bone marrow edema, with surrounding soft tissue edema. Mild joint effusion and suprapatellar bursa fluid were also noted. Treatment with avatacept was started and at the six-month follow-up the patient reported clinical improvement. He had no fever or sputum production and symptoms of lymphadenopathy and joint pain had improved.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0001386 (Joint swelling), HP:0000988 (Skin rash), HP:0002014 (Diarrhea), HP:0003493 (Antinuclear antibody positivity), HP:0034092 (Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positivity), HP:0002923 (Rheumatoid factor positive), HP:0032230 (Cytoplasmic antineutrophil antibody positivity)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText:

      CasePreviousTesting: None noted.

      GenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed via whole exome sequencing.

      PreviouslyPublished No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.

      Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.4 CTLA4):c.436G>A(p.Gly146Arg) variant.

      ClinVar: 849622

      gnomAD: This variant has an allele frequency of 0.000001696 in gnomAD v4.1.1. (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr2-203870912-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4)

      SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data.

    1. Here, we report a patient who presented with recurrent infections and inflammation at the age of 2 years.

      Case#: Patient 16 (P16) is a female child, ethnicity not specified.

      DiseaseAssertion: The patient is asserted to have CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency with autoimmune infiltration (CHAI)

      FamilyInfo: Sanger sequencing of other family members revealed the same CTLA4 variant in seven females across four generations, all of whom are symptomatic with autoimmunity and/or recurrent infections. See Figure 1A for pedigree.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004880 (Respiratory infections in early life), HP:0003256 (Abnormality of te coagulation cascade), HP:0001954 (recurrent fever), HP:0000967 (Petechiae), HP:0002014 (Diarrea), HP:0003270 (Abdominal distention), HP:0025085 (Bloody diarrhea), HP:0001943 (Hypoglycemia), HP:0034315 (Chronic cough), HP:0000010 (Recurrent urinary tract infections), HP:0000076 (Vesicoureteral reflux)

      CaseHPOFreeText: In infancy the patient was hospitalized multiple times for respiratory viral infections and an episode of transient coagulopathy. She continued to experience respiratory infections, prolonged bleeding with transient coagulopathy, and intermittent bloody diarrhea. Patient had intermittent elevated lactate. Flow cytometry demonstrated normal lymphocyte subsets and immunoglobulin concentrations were within normal limits. Soluble IL-2 receptor levels were elevated. Gastrostomy tube was placed at 26 months due to recurrent hypoglycemia and poor growth.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Whole exome sequencing performed at 18 months old reported no diagnostic variants. Mitochondrial genome analysis was normal.

      GenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed via whole exome sequencing, which initially did not identify any diagnostic variants. Research analysis of the clinical exome data identified the CTLA4 variant.

      PreviouslyPublished No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.

      Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.5: c.654T>A (p.Tyr218*) variant.

      ClinVar: 2440604

      gnomAD: This variant has an allele frequency of 0.0006536 in gnomAD v4.1.1 (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr3-38011318-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4)

      SupplementalData: N/A

    1. A 51-year-old woman

      Case#: A 51-year-old woman

      FamilyInfo: the patient (and her affected family members) were heterozygous for a novel, likely pathogenic frameshift deletion variant in CLTA-4 exon

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002018, HP:0002141, HP:0003474, HP:0002110, HP:0001891, HP:0000964, HP:0001973, HP:0011108, HP:0100512

      CaseHPOFreeText: necrotising granulomatous lymphadenitis, osteonecrosis of the jaw induced by bisphosphonates, diverticulitis, and bowel salt malabsorption. The patient’s daughter had recurrent episodes of CNS inflammation as a child and in adulthood she developed autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and bronchiectasis.

      FamilyInfo: The patient’s daughter had recurrent episodes of CNS inflammation as a child and in adulthood she developed autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and bronchiectasis. The patient’s son was known to have type I diabetes, thyroid disease, pernicious anaemia and autoimmune encephalitis. FAS sequencing for autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) was normal and, at the time of presentation, extended panel screening for primary immunodeficiency was ongoing. There was prior exposure to corticosteroids but no other immunomodulatory treatment.

      Variant: c.81dup p.(leu28Serfs*32)

      ClinVar: 644629

      GenotypingMethod: a virtual sub-panel of 194 genes associated with primary immunodeficiencies screened using Agilent ‘Focused Exome’ custom target enrichment system (SureSelectXT) and Next Generation Sequencing demonstrated that the patient (and her affected family members) were heterozygous for a novel, likely pathogenic frameshift deletion variant

  3. Feb 2026
    1. Segregation analysis in the family revealed that her father (I:2) carried the c.4685 T > C variant, but the proband’s affected sister (II:4) did not, indicating that this ABCA4 variant was not relevant to the macular dystrophy in this family
  4. Jun 2025
    1. Figure 1. Open in a new tab Pedigree of the family with HAE. Circles indicate females, squares indicate males, black-filled symbols indicate affected individuals, the arrow indicates the index patient, and a slash indicates a deceased individual.

      Case#: 34 year-old Chinese male.

      DiseaseAssertion: HAE-C1INH Type 1.

      FamilyInfo: Family history of edema (mother passed away due to laryngeal edema, older sister experienced buttock swelling after prolonged sitting, maternal uncle experienced episodic abdominal pain and unilateral upper-limb swelling). Family testing for serum C4 and C1INH concentration and C1INH functional activity indicate that proband’s maternal uncle and asymptomatic daughter exhibit low values for all three of these biochemical markers, consistent with Type 1 HAE. The proband’s daughter and maternal uncle also tested positive for the variant identified in the proband. Pedigree included in figures.

      ParentalTesting: Mother passed away before study. Father tested for C4 and C1INH concentration and C1INH function with all values falling in normal ranges.

      CasePresentingHPOs: Edema (HP:0000969), Edema of the dorsum of hands (HP:0007514), Edema of the upper limbs (HP:0010742), Non-pitting edema (HP:6000507), Abdominal pain (HP:0002027)

      CasePhenotypeFreeText: Onset at approximate age of 26. Episodes of localized edema of limbs, skin, and buttocks lasting two to three days regardless of treatment. Episodes became more frequent at age 34 and were accompanied by abdominal pain triggered by fatigue. Non-pitting edema of right hand observed on physical examination.. The proband’s C4 level was 0.02 g/L (reference range: 0.1–0.4 g/L), C1INH concentration was 0.07 g/L (reference range: 0.21–0.39 g/L), and C1INH functional activity was 4.3% (reference range: ≥68.0%).

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotPhenotypeFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      GenotypingMethod: PCR amplification with Sanger sequencing.

      Variant: NM_000062:c.1067T>A p.(Val356Glu)

      LegacyVariant: N/A

      ClinVar: N/A

      CAID: CA380702482

      gnomAD: N/A

      MultipleGeneVariants: N/A

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      AdditionalInfo: N/A

  5. May 2022
    1. DICER1 syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that predisposes individuals to multiple cancer types.

      GeneName: DICER1 PMID: 29762508 HGNCID: N/A Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal dominant Disease Entity: Cancer Mutation: Germline Zygosity: Heterozygosity Variant: Unregistered Family Information: 12% of children with pleuropulmonary blastomas have cystic nephromas Case: 11 year old patient with Hodgkin lymphoma with DICER1 mutation in 2016.

    1. DICER1 gene is located on chromosome 14q32.13 and plays a crucial role in the control of protein translation; its product, dicer protein, is a ribonuclease (RNase) III endoribonuclease which is essential for the production of microRNAs (miRNA) which are formed by the cleavage of pre-miRNA or double-stranded RNA1–4. RNase III contains two domains, IIIa and IIIb which cleave 3p miRNA and 5p miRNA from the 3′ and 5′ pre-miRNA, respectively. These cleavages require magnesium ions at the interface between the IIIa and IIIb domains and the miRNA; this magnesium dependent catalytic processing occurs at specific residues, E1320, E1564, E1813 and D17092–4. miRNA has a pivotal role in regulating the expression of over 30% of protein-coding genes by its interaction with mRNA5. Given the impact of DICER1 in post-translational events, it is not entirely surprising that functional DICER1 is essential for vertebrate development as evidenced by developmental arrest and death of the embryo when both alleles are lost6,7. Conceptually, DICER1 can be regarded as either a tumor suppressor gene due to loss-of-function mutations or an oncogene due to gain-of-function mutations; it is thought to function as a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor gene with the loss of one allele leading to tumor progression but loss of both alleles having an inhibitory effect for tumor development implying that one intact allele is needed for cell survival8.A study led by one of the authors (DAH) identified germline loss-of-function DICER1 mutations affecting the RNase IIIb domain in affected families with pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB)9, a rare dysembryonic lung malignancy of childhood which was not the only manifestation of this familial tumor predisposition syndrome; germline and somatic DICER1 mutations were subsequently identified in several other familial associated tumors in several extrapulmonary sites (Table 1). Individuals with germline DICER1 mutations also had non-neoplastic conditions including macrocephaly, renal structural anomalies, retinal abnormalities, dental perturbations, and the GLOW syndrome (global developmental delay, lung cysts, overgrowth and Wilms tumor). These associations encircle the DICER1 tumor predisposition syndrome (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man numbers 606241, 601200 and 138800), with the estimation that 90% of those affected by this syndrome inherited a germline mutation from one of their parents, with a pattern of autosomal dominant inheritance10.
      • Gene Name: DICER1 Syndrome (OMIM 606241, 601200)
      • PMID: 34599283
      • Hugo Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNCID): N/A
      • Inheritance Pattern: Autosomal Dominant
      • Disease Entity: pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB), Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor, gynandroblastoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas of the cervix and other sites, multinodular goiter, differentiated and poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma, cervical-thyroid teratoma, cystic nephroma-anaplastic sarcoma of kidney, nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma, intestinal juvenile-like hamartomatous polyp, ciliary body medulloepithelioma, pituitary blastoma, pineoblastoma, primary central nervous system sarcoma, embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes-like cerebellar tumor, PPB-like peritoneal sarcoma, DICER1-associated presacral malignant teratoid neoplasm and other non-neoplastic associations.
      • Mutation: Germline
      • Zygosity: Heterozygous
      • Variant: has multiple variants associated with it
      • Family Information: Germ cell tumors have been reported in family members
      • Case: identified affected families w/ pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB): germline and somatic DICER1 mutations also identified in other familial associated tumors
      • CasePreviousTesting: numerous studies confirmed relationship b/t DICER1 variants in carriers and development of range neoplasms and non-neoplastic conditions
    1. DICER1 variants cause a hereditary cancer predisposition

      -Gene: DICER1 -PMID: 29343557 -Inheritance Pattern: DICER1 is inherited as an autosomal dominant condition with decreased penetrance -Disease Entity: earlier onset disease, multisite disease, 0-2 site disease, cystic lung disease, familial disease, bilateral disease, stage IA/IB, bilateral disease -mutation: germline loss-of-function mutation, missense mutation, Intronic mutations, hotspot mutation, second somatic mutation, truncating mutations, biallelic mutation -zygosity: heterozygosity -Family History: -testing should be considered for those with a family history of DICER1-associated conditions so that appropriate surveillance can be undertaken. -Individuals at 50% risk of a germline pathogenic variant based on family history who do not pursue genetic testing should follow surveillance guidelines as -if they have a DICER1 mutation unless/until genetic testing confirms that they did not inherit the familial mutation When a pulmonary cyst is identified in a young child with a pathogenic germline -DICER1 variant or family history of a DICER1-associated condition, it should be assumed to be Type I PPB until proven otherwise

      Other Information: -Case: Risk for most DICER1-associated neoplasms is highest in early childhood and decreases in adulthood -affected phenotype may simply result from probabilities of generating the characteristic “loss-of-function plus hotspot” two hit typical of a DICER1 syndrome neoplasm. -Caseprevioustesting: presymptomatic testing of a minor child, should be discussed and factored into the decision process, as some individuals may choose, and have the right to choose, not to know their/their child’s genetic status. -gnomAD: n/a

  6. Apr 2022
  7. Mar 2021
    1. affected boy (IV-1; 11 years)

      Case#: IV-1, male, 11 y.o, Pakistani

      DiseaseAssertion: Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD2F), sarcoglycanopathy

      FamilyInfo: Consanguineous parents, both described as healthy and showing no abnormality. Three unaffected siblings were also reported: IV-2 (male, 10 y.o), IV-4 (male, 7 y.o), and IV-5 (female, 1.5 y.o). A deceased sister is included on the pedigree, but no details about this individual were reported. See Figure 1.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001288, HP:0002650, HP:0003547, HP:0003749, HP:0001655

      CaseHPOFreeText: Reduced weight gain noted at 3-4 y.o. Mild cardiac hypertrophy observed on cardiac review (additional echocardiography results reported in "Echocardiography" section). Additional phenotypic information reported in Supplementary Table 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009077, HP:0000703, HP:0001382, HP:0000365, HP:0001510, HP:0001249, HP:0000478, HP:0030148, HP:0011675

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Extensor muscles of the wrist, toes flexors, and hip abductors noted to be relatively normal. Additional phenotypic information reported in Supplementary Table 1.

      MotorAchievement: Sat without assistance at 8 months of age, walked at 15 months of age, ran at 1.5 months of age. Never jumped or hopped. Frequent falls noted, as well as difficulty in walking and climbing stairs since 3 y.o.

      CreatineKinase: 18SU (normal: 20SU for children, 10SU for adults) (see Supplementary Table 1). No assertion was made by the authors regarding whether this represents a normal or decreased CK level.

      PreviousTesting: Thyroid stimulating hormone: 2.3mU/L (normal: <0.6mU/L); Serum VZV IgG: 286mlU/ml (normal: >150mlU/ml); IGF-1:186 ng/μl (normal: 102-520 ng/μl for males, 14 y.o); PRL: 202 ng/dl (normal: 42.5-414 ng/dl for males); Vitamin D: 47nmol/L (normal: 25-50 nmol/L); Free T4: 17.0 pmol/L (normal:10.8-19.0 pmol/L) (see Supplementary Table 1)

      GenotypingMethod: (1) Targeted next generation sequencing of 31 genes associated with LGMD from proband genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood sample; (2) Sanger sequencing of genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood samples to confirm SGCD variant of interest in proband and three family members (III-3, III-4, IV-4). Variant was identified in homozygosity in the proband, in heterozygosity in each of the parents, and was not present in the unaffected sibling (IV-4).

      Variant: NM_000337.5:c.289C>T (p.Arg97Ter)

      CAID: CA3530549

      gnomAD: Not reported

  8. Jan 2021
    1. AJV

      CaseAJV: 17 years diagnosis, Australia

      DiseaseAssertion: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

      FamilyInfo: Father (index case) died awaiting cardiac transplant (carried both variants). Two possibly affected relatives.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001639, HP:0006536

      (Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Obstructive lung disease)

      HPOsFreeText: Maximum left ventricular hypertrophy at 17 mm, Sudden cardiac death event at 17 years, Maximal wall thickness at 22mm,

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      NotHPOsFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: See Table 1

      CaseGenotypingMethod: DNA was isolated from peripheral blood. Most participants underwent testing from the Illumina Cardiomyopathy Sequencing Panel, which includes 46 cardiomyopathy related genes. For others, whole exome sequencing or Sanger squencing was used. After the results were returned, variants were filtered for pathogenicity and rarity.

      Variant:NM_000257.3:c.1954A>G (p.Arg652Gly)

      ClinVarID:177626 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/177626/

      gnomAD: Not in gnomAD

      Multiple Gene Variants:

      MYBPC3 Variant

      Variant: NM_000256.3:c.2980C>T (p.Leu994Phe)

      ClinVarID:180992 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/180992/

      gnomAD: European (Non-Finnish) 1.624e-4, Overall 8.461e-5 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-47355487-G-A