Occurrence of B-cell lymphomas in patients with Activated Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase δ syndrome
PMID: 24698326
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Occurrence of B-cell lymphomas in patients with Activated Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase δ syndrome
PMID: 24698326
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Patient 1
Case#: Case 1
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: no familial history of PID
CaseHPOFreeText: He was referred to our hospital at the age of 2 years with recurrent bronchopulmonary infections, lymphadenopathy, hepato-splenomegaly, liver disease (elevated transaminases and portal septal fibrosis at liver biopsy). He had increased serum IgM levels (4.25g/L), normal IgG (5.7 g/L) and decreased IgA (0.65g/L) levels, compatible with the diagnosis of CSR-D. The CD40L and CD40 defects were excluded and intravenous IgG substitution was initiated. At 8 years of age, he developed a high grade diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL, WHO classification) of biliary tract (Figure 1 a-c). In situ hybridization for Epstein Barr virus (EBV) was negative and Bcl-6 was expressed as shown by immunohistochemistry. The patient recovered after nine courses of chemotherapy (UKCCSG 9002 protocol; “see E3”). At 19 years of age, under IgG substitution, he again developed a high grade EBV(-) DLBCL of the colon, which was found to be Bcl-6 negative (Figure 1 d-f). He received CHOP (Cyclophophamide, vincristine, steroids) plus rituximab. He died from large bowel perforation and bleeding 12 days after the third course of chemotherapy.
CasePreviousTesting: None. Genotyping only done at position c.3061 of PIK3CD
GenotypingMethod: We genotyped the PIK3CD gene at position c.3061G as described previously (1) in a cohort of 139 patients with immunological phenotype of Ig CSR-D. We found 8 new APDS patients with the E1021K heterozygous mutation in the PIK3CD gene
Variant: E1021K
CAID: CA145460
gnomAD: absent in gnomAD v2.1.1
SupplementalData: Clinical features of patients 3-8 in supplementary
Patient 2
Case#: Case 2
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: no familial history of PID
CaseHPOFreeText: belongs to a family in which two siblings were reported as suffering from a CSR-D (data from the affected sister P7 “see Tables E1 and E2”). From the age of 5 months, he suffered recurrent upper (recurrent acute otitis media) and lower respiratory tract infections complicated by bronchiectasis, chronic non-infectious diarrhea with malabsorption syndrom and failure to thrive. Other infections were also noticed, including pericarditis caused by Echo virus infection and recurrent synovitis. The diagnosis of CSR-D was made, according to his familial history and IgG substitution was started. At 6 and 8 years of age, he displayed episodes of massive enlargement of lymph nodes (cervical and mesenteric) with no malignant feature at biopsy. Serum Ig levels revealed an increase of IgM (4.5g/L at 5 years and 13g/L at 11 years) and a decrease of IgG (<1.9g/L) and IgA (0.41 g/L). At 11 years of age, he had a new episode of cervical lymph nodes enlargement which led to the diagnosis of Hodgkin disease, histological type nodular sclerosis, stage III with localization to cervical, mediastinum, retroperitoneum and spleen (EBV status was unknown and could not be studied retrospectively) (Figure 1 g-i). Patient received chemotherapy and radiotherapy with irradiation of regions above and below diaphragma, which induced complete remission. He is now well on IgG substitution and prophylactic antibiotherapy with a follow-up of more than 10 years.
CasePreviousTesting: None. Genotyping only done at position c.3061 of PIK3CD
GenotypingMethod: We genotyped the PIK3CD gene at position c.3061G as described previously (1) in a cohort of 139 patients with immunological phenotype of Ig CSR-D. We found 8 new APDS patients with the E1021K heterozygous mutation in the PIK3CD gene
Variant: E1021K
CAID: CA145460
gnomAD: absent in gnomAD v2.1.1
SupplementalData: Clinical features of patients 3-8 in supplementary
Evaluation of Lymphoproliferative Disease and Increased Risk of Lymphoma in Activated Phosphoinositide 3 Kinase Delta Syndrome: A Case Report With Discussion
PMID: 30619796
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Case Presentation
Case#: 2 year old female
DiseaseAssertion: APDS (She was diagnosed with polymorphous B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder)
FamilyInfo: no family history suggestive of an immunodeficiency
CaseHPOFreeText: referred by pulmonary to clinical immunology for evaluation of her recurrent pneumonias and bronchiectasis. Work-up at that time revealed IgA < 6 (34–305 mg/dL), IgG 30 (572–1,474 mg/dL), IgM 1190 (31–208 mg/dL). In addition to low levels of IgG and IgA but elevated IgM levels, immune evaluation revealed T and B cell lymphopenia −827 (876–3,394 CU MM) and 28 (200–1,259/CU MM), respectively. Her CD4 count was 331 (412–2,095/CU MM) and CD8 count was 481 (236–995/CU MM). She had a normal response to lymphocyte mitogen and antigen stimulation. Due to these results and her clinical history, she was started on intravenous immunoglobulin replacement which helped decrease her incidence of infections. As she grew older she began to have increased hospitalizations for hemolytic anemia and recurrent pneumonias and sinusitis. She also developed lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. She received rituximab with resultant improvement in her counts and decrease in size of her lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly. She was also started on trimethoprim/sufamethoxazole prophylaxis to help prevent infections, and though she continued to have intermittent respiratory infections the amount was improved. In addition to asymmetrical cervical lymphadenopathy and parotid gland enlargement Figures 2A,B, a CT neck/chest/abdomen and pelvis done at that time showed mediastinal, hilar, abdominal, and pelvic lymphadenopathy, impressive retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and cecum and terminal ileum thickening Figures 2C,D.
CasePreviousTesting: Genetic testing revealed no mutation in AID, UNG, CD40, or CD40L but later gene sequencing discovered a dominant activating mutation in PIK3CD–c.3061G > A (p.Glu1021Lys).
GenotypingMethod:
Variant: PIK3CD–c.3061G > A (p.Glu1021Lys).
CAID: CA145460
gnomAD: absent in gnomAD v2.1.1
Investigation of (Epi)genetic causes in syndromic short children born small for gestational age
PMID: 37758162
Gene: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8979
Table 4. Clinical features of the patients with positive whole exome sequencing results.
Case#: 15-year-old boy
DiseaseAssertion: SHORT syndrome and Immunodeficiency 36
FamilyInfo: Table2 Father is wild type, mother was unavailable for testing. Consanguinity was reported at Table 4. No affected family members Table4.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001511(Intrauterine growth retardation) HP:0004322(Short stature) HP:0000325(Triangular face) HP:0010751(Dimple chin) HP:0000684(Delayed eruption of teeth) HP:0000347(micrognathia) HP:0100750(Atelectasis) HP:0004469(chronic bronchitis) HP:0002110(bronchiectasis) HP:0002720(Decreased circulating IgA level) HP:0011342(Mild global developmental delay) HP:0004279(short hands) HP:0000954(Single transverse palmar crease) HP:0002205(Recurrent respiratory infections)
CaseHPOFreeText:
CaseNotHPOs: Height -5.5 to -6.1 SDS
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: CMA and MS-MLPA for chromosomes 6,14,20 was performed.
GenotypingMethod: Whole-exome sequencing was performed on the patient’s whole blood sample.
PreviouslyPublished: No
Variant: NM_001242466.2:c.68G > A p.Arg23Gln
ClinVar: 1361868
CAID: CA3290343
gnomAD: 0.00005439 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/5-67589169-G-A
Disease-related mutations in PI3Kγ disrupt regulatory C-terminal dynamics and reveal a path to selective inhibitors
PIK3CG variants p.Arg1021Cys and p.Arg1021Pro described and functionally characterized in experiments.
Dual loss of p110δ PI3-kinase and SKAP (KNSTRN) expression leads to combined immunodeficiency and multisystem syndromic features
PMID: 29180244
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
The Selective Phosphoinoside-3-Kinase p110δ Inhibitor IPI-3063 Potently Suppresses B Cell Survival, Proliferation, and Differentiation
PMID: 28713374
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Activated PI3K Delta Syndrome: an Illustrative Case Report
PMID: 34115277
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Case Report
Case#: 19 year old, Indian, male
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: Neither parent carried this mutation, suggesting a de novo origin.
CaseHPOFreeText: referred for the evaluation of chronic active EBV disease. The patient’s medical history revealed congenital stenosis of the left bronchus, recurrent sinopulmonary infections, and autism spectrum disorder with an IQ of 80–86. EBV seroconversion was identified at 7 years of age when the patient presented idiopathic abdominal lymphadenopathy. Furthermore, a previous laboratory examination revealed IgA deficiency and low IgG2 and IgG4 levels without an overarching diagnosis. Four months before presentation, the patient developed fatigue, fever, night sweats, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, hepatitis, weight loss of 10 kg, and lymphadenopathy (Fig. 1). Serum EBV copy numbers were repeatedly > 1500/mL. Histology of the three lymph nodes did not reveal any evidence of malignant lymphoma, but rather a markedly positive EBV-encoded RNA (EBER). Chronically active EBV was diagnosed, and rituximab therapy of 500 mg weekly during 4 weeks was initiated. A stable condition without any additional immunosuppressive drugs was achieved for 3 months after which he developed high spiking fever, pneumonia, progressive lymphadenopathy, severe unexplained cardiomyopathy with progressive anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hyperferritinemia (Table (Table1).1). Malignant lymphoma was excluded and hemophagocytosis was detected in the bone marrow (Fig. 3A, B). The patient therefore fulfilled six out of eight diagnostic HLH-04 criteria (Table (Table2)2) [7]. His clinical status quickly deteriorated, and he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure. Salvage therapy was initiated with high-dose steroids, sirolimus, and intravenous immunoglobulin. PI3K delta inhibitors were withheld due to heart and respiratory failure. Etoposide was withheld due to leucopenia and severe sepsis with systemic infection (hospital acquired pneumonia with H. influenza, not responding to treatment). Within 1 month, the patient died from cardiac failure with refractory pulmonary edema.
CasePreviousTesting: whole exome sequencing (confirmed by Sanger sequencing)
GenotypingMethod: whole exome sequencing (confirmed by Sanger sequencing)
Variant: heterozygous c.3074A > C, p.Glu1025Gly mutation in the PIK3CD gene (NM_005026.3)
CAID: CA16617216
gnomAD: absent from gnomAD v2.1.1
7
Case#: P7, diagnosed at age 7, female
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo:
CaseHPOFreeText: recurrent respiratory tract infections, EBV viremia conjunctivitis, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, short stature, thrombocytopenia
GenotypingMethod: Unclear, possibly WES ("In a previous study (15), we reviewed clinical and routine immunological features of 15 APDS patients diagnosed in our center by next-generation sequencing (NGS). In the present study, we extended our previous study...")
Variant: Y524N
CAID: CA338303802
gnomAD: absent from gnomAD v2.1.1
SupplementalData: Table S1
23
Case#: P23, Male, diagnosed at age 7
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo:
CaseHPOFreeText: cytomegalovirus, lymphadenopathy, EBV lymphadenitis, B cell lymphoma, IgA vasculitis
GenotypingMethod: Unclear, possibly WES ("In a previous study (15), we reviewed clinical and routine immunological features of 15 APDS patients diagnosed in our center by next-generation sequencing (NGS). In the present study, we extended our previous study...")
Variant: E81K
CAID: CA338300169
gnomAD: absent from gnomAD v2.1.1
SupplementalData: Table S1
Overexpression of IGF-1 in Muscle Attenuates Disease in a Mouse Model of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
PMID: 19679072
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Cholesterol metabolism drives regulatory B cell IL-10 through provision of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate
PMID: 32641742
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Early diagnosis of PI3Kδ syndrome in a 2 years old girl with recurrent otitis and enlarged spleen
PMID: 28842185
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
A two-year-old girl
Case#: 2 year old female, Albanian
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: The patient was the first of three children from a non-consanguineous family of Albanian origin
CaseHPOFreeText: presented with recurrent otitis media, respiratory infections, persistent splenomegaly and nonmalignant lymphadenopathy. In the first year of life, she had recurrent episodes of wheezing associated with viral infections. In four occasions, she developed otitis media. Clinical evaluation at 17 months of age revealed splenomegaly suggesting Autoimmune lymphoproliferative disease (ALPS), but analysis of CD4 − /CD8 − /TCR alpha/beta + T cells was normal. In addition, bone marrow morphology and karyotype were normal. At the age of 21 months, the patient was hospitalized due to an additional episode of otitis caused by multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Since then, she suffered of recurrent otorrhea, due to Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis . Virological testing ( Table 1 ) revealed chronic low-level Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) viraemia characterized by EBV-DNA persistence and elevated anti-VCA IgM (total viral load ranging from negative to 506 copies/ml; VCA IgM ranging from 43 AU/ml to 186 AU/ml).
CasePreviousTesting: No genotyping ot other genes
GenotypingMethod: Genetic analysis of PIK3CD by Sanger sequencing revealed a heterozygous G > A mutation at the position c.3061 resulting in E1021K substitution
Variant: heterozygous G > A mutation at the position c.3061 resulting in E1021K substitution
CAID: CA145460
gnomAD: variant is absent in gnomAD v2.1.1
female patient
Case#: case_Kiyota_2018, female,1 yo (onset), Japanese ancestry reported
DiseaseAssertion: APDS + 22q13 deletion syndrome
FamilyInfo: de novo
CasePresentingHPOs: (HP:0001973, HP:0000969, HP:0011134, HP:0000123, HP:0000093, HP:0003073, HP:0004431, HP:0003493, HP:0020151, HP:0033604, HP:0001263, HP:0001290, HP:0000729, HP:0002463, HP:0001249, HP:0007021, HP:0012433
ITP systemic edema mild fever lupus nephritis proteinuria hypoalbuminemia decreased complement levels antinuclear antibody double strand DNA antibody wire-loop lesions in glomeruli delayed psychmotor development hypotonia autistic features language delay intellectual disability reduced sensitivity to pain poor social functioning
CaseHPOFreeText: positive staining for IgG, IgA, IgM, C3 and C1q and electron-dense deposits observed through renal biopsy, along with wire-loop lesions
CaseNotHPOs: (HP:0030882, 0010783, HP:0030880) coronary aneurysm butterfly erythema Raynaud's phenomenon
CaseNotHPOFreeText: dysmorphic features
CasePreviousTesting: G-band karyotyping + whole genome SNP microarray revealed 22q13 deletion syndrome
GenotypingMethod: WES
PreviouslyPublished:
Variant: NM_005026.3:c.1534C > T; p.(Arg512Trp)
ClinVarID: 1347382
CAID: CA577258
gnomAD: v2.1.1 Grpmax 0.00007392 (4/18252 alleles) East Asian population
SupplementalData:
Case#: Wang_2018_P1, M, 2 y.o. (onset), origin in China
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: None reported
CasePresentingHPOs: RRTI (HP:0002205) Tonsillitis (HP:0011110) Diarrhea (HP:0002014) Lymphadenopathy (HP:0002716) Hepatomegaly (HP:0002240) Splenomegaly (HP:0001744) ASD (HP:0001631) Dacrocystitis (HP:0000620) Inguinal hernia (HP:0000023) autoimmune cytopenia (HP:0001973) increased transitional B cells (HP:0030381) increased plasmablasts (HP:0032128) decreased CD3 (HP:0045080) increased CD4 (HP:0032219) decreased CD4 naive (HP:0410378) increased CD4 EM (HP:0025625) decreased CD8 naive (HP:0410377) decreased T cells (HP:0005403) decreased b cells (HP:0010976) decreased CD4/CD8 (HP:0033222) decreased IgG (HP:0004315) increased IgM (HP:0003496)
HP:0002205, HP:0011110, HP:0002014, HP:0002716, HP:0002240, HP:0001744, HP:0001631, HP:0000620, HP:0000023, HP:0001973, HP:0030381, HP:0032128, HP:0045080, HP:0032219, HP:0410378, HP:0025625, HP:0410377, HP:0010976, HP:0004315, HP:0003496
CaseHPOFreeText: EBV DNA, decreased antibodies to Hepatitis-B, presence of autoantibodies, decreased CD19, increased CD8, increased CD8 CM, increased NK cells, increased CD8 EM
CaseNotHPOs: abnormal naive B cells (HP:0030370) abnormal memory B cells (HP:0030373) abnormal CD8 TEMRA (HP:0020177) abnormal wbc counts (HP:0011893) abnormal IgA (HP:0410240)
HP:0030370, HP:0020177, HP:0410240, HP:0011893, HP:0020177
CaseNotHPOFreeText: CMV-IgM negative, Fungus negative, abnormal CD4 CM, abnormal DNT
CasePreviousTesting: None reported
GenotypingMethod: WES + Sanger
PreviouslyPublished: Additional info published in 2022 (PMID:35799777)
Variant: NM_005026.5(PIK3CD):c.3061G>A (p.Glu1021Lys)
ClinVarID: 88675
CAID: CA145460
gnomAD: Not present in gnomAD
SupplementalData: Phenotypic info in table S4
Activated PI3Kδ syndrome – reviewing challenges in diagnosis and treatment
PMID: 37600808
Gene: PIK3CD Gene: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8977 HGNC: 8979
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
patient is the only daughter of non-consanguineous parents of Italian origin. At the age of 5 years, she had repeated episodes of hematochezia, which progressively evolved into chronic bloody mucous diarrhea lasting for over 4 weeks (9). When the girl was firstly evaluated at 5.5 years of age, physical examination was normal, and growth was regular. Her family and personal history were unremarkable, without any opportunistic or severe infection. Stool culture for bacteria and stool tests for viruses and parasites were negative. Fecal calprotectin showed repeatedly elevated results (>2,100 μg/g, normal value < 50 μg/g), while C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were normal. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) were negative. Sugar intestinal permeability was markedly altered (lactulose/mannitol ratio 0.09, normal value < 0.03). Upper and lower gastrointestinal digestive endoscopy showed numerous small nodules throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract from the stomach to the rectum (Figures 1A–F), whose histopathologic features were consistent with the diagnosis of NLH (Figures 1G–I). No signs of chronic intestinal inflammation or autoimmune enteropathy, such as enterocyte apoptosis, were observed in the multiple biopsies taken at endoscopy.
PMID: 34692603 Case: Italian, Female child, 7-8yo DiseaseAssertion: NLH FamilyInfo: non-consanguineous parents, Italian, family and personal history were unremarkable, without any opportunistic or severe infection. CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0032203; HP:0011956, hematochezia, which progressively evolved into chronic bloody mucous diarrhea lasting for over 4 weeks, activated PI3 kinase δ syndrome (APDS) CaseHPOFreeText: Sugar intestinal permeability was markedly altered (lactulose/mannitol ratio 0.09, normal value < 0.03). Upper and lower gastrointestinal digestive endoscopy showed numerous small nodules throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract from the stomach to the rectum (Figures 1A–F), whose histopathologic features were consistent with the diagnosis of NLH (Figures 1G–I). No signs of chronic intestinal inflammation or autoimmune enteropathy, such as enterocyte apoptosis, were observed in the multiple biopsies taken at endoscopy. CaseNotHPOs: HP:0005202, HP:0034890, HP:0032247, HP:0033624, HP:0033431, HP:0033185, HP:0031693, HP:0020072, HP:0033508, HP:0033509, HP:0005215, HP:0002720, HP:0004433, HP:0011837 CaseNotHPOFreeText: HIV, bacterial Yersinia enterocolitica, cow's milk protein allergy, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) (ORPHA:342), and other inborn errors of immunity (IEI) CasePreviousTesting: Stool culture, Fecal Calprotein, CRP, Erythrocyte sedimentation, ANCA, ASCA, GI endoscopy GenotypingMethod: Whole exome sequencing, Cell Culture, Western Blot. PreviouslyPublished: NR Variant: 582515, p.Glu525Gly (c.1574A>G) ClinVarID: 557431 CAID: CA338303813 gnomAD: n/a SupplementalData: The patient received a short course of steroids (oral prednisone at an initial dose of 1.5 mg/kg/day) with complete resolution of symptoms and normalization of calprotectin during treatment but rapid clinical and biochemical (i.e., calprotectin elevation) relapse upon discontinuation.
Whole-exome sequencing with phenotype-driven analysis was performed, focusing on genes primarily implicated in immunological diseases (11, 12), revealing the presence of the heterozygous variant p.Glu525Gly (c.1574A>G) in the PIK3CD gene. Sanger sequencing confirmed the presence of this variant, and segregation analysis demonstrated its de novo occurrence (Figures 2A,B). The variation affects the same codon of two previously reported PIK3CD variants causing APDS, namely, c.1573G>A, p.(Glu525Lys) and c.1573A>C, p.(Glu525Ala) (Figure 2C) (13, 14). It has not been identified previously, and it is absent from the largest allele frequency databases (gnomAD, EVS, and 1000 Genomes Project).
case of a girl with isolated diffuse NLH (extending from the stomach to the rectum) caused by activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) due to the novel p.Glu525Gly variant in PIK3CD
The gain-of-function effect of the variant was confirmed by demonstration of over activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway in the patient's cells. APDS diagnosis led to treatment with sirolimus, which resulted in the complete remission of NLH and in the prevention of extra intestinal complications. In conclusion, we identify APDS as a novel cause of isolated NLH and suggest that patients with severe pan-enteric NLH should be screened for this disorder that may not be apparent on first-line immunological testing.
PIK3CD (p.Glu525Gly)
Novel PI3Kγ mutation in a 44-year-old man with chronic infections and chronic pelvic pain
PMID 23861857
Heterozygous patient - Is a second variant unidentified? Or is this a dominant negative variant? Or misdiagnosed due to limited genotyping method in 2013?
Polymorphism in the catalytic subunit of the PI3Kγ gene is associated with Trypanosoma cruzi-induced chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy
PMID: 33301989
A PIK3CG variant in the catalytic domain is a risk factor for some infection-induced heart issue?
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte‐associated antigen‐4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms in a cohort of Egyptian patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
PMID:38485815
Gene:CTLA4
HGNC:2505
The clinical characteristics of patients with ITP
Case#: 88 ITP patients
DiseaseAssertion: Immune thrombocytopenia
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: Real-Time PCR with sequence-specific primers was used to assess the CTLA-4 genotype
GenotypingMethod: Real-Time PCR with sequence-specific primers was used to assess the CTLA-4 genotype.
PreviouslyPublished: No
Variant: NM_005214.5:c.49A>G
ClinVar: 16921
CAID: CA126974
gnomAD: 0.6450 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203867991-A-G?dataset=gnomad_r4
Variant: NC_000002.12:g.203874196G>A
ClinVar: 16922
CAID: CA11297605
gnomAD: 0.6078 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203874196-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r3
Phenotypic and Immunological Characterization of Patients with Activated PI3Kδ Syndrome 1 Presenting with Autoimmunity
PMID:38634985
Gene:PIK3CD
HGNC:8977
Patient Characteristics
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Case#: 42 Chinese APDS1 patients (27 males and 15 females)
DiseaseAssertion: activated PI3Kδ syndrome 1(APDS1)
FamilyInfo: 42 patients from 41 different families in China (P3 and P11 were from one family)
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002205(Recurrent respiratory infections) HP:0002110(Bronchiectasis) HP:00027168(Lymphadenopathy) HP:0001744(Splenomegaly) HP:0002240(Hepatomegaly) HP:0002960(Autoimmunity) HP:0003496(Increased circulating IgM level) HP:0004315(Decreased circulating IgG level) HP:0003237(Increased circulating IgG level) HP:0003212(Increased circulating IgE level) HP:0002720(Decreased circulating IgA level) HP:0040218(Reduced natural killer cell count) HP:0005403(T lymphocytopenia) HP:0005407(Decreased proportion of CD4-positive helper T cells)
CaseHPOFreeText: Table 1 contains information of 42 patients. Immunological phenotype of cohort is summarized in Table 2.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: Whole-exome sequencing
GenotypingMethod: Whole-exome sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: No
Variant: NM_005026.5:c.3061G>A p.E1021K
ClinVar: 88675
CAID: CA577192
gnomAD: 8.475e-7 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-9726972-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
Variant: NM_005026.5(PIK3CD):c.3074A>G p.Glu1025Gly
ClinVar: 422410
CAID: CA16617216
gnomAD: Variant is not present in gnomAD data
Variant: NM_005026.5(PIK3CD):c.1574A>G (p.Glu525Gly)
ClinVar: 582515
CAID: CA338303813
gnomAD: Variant is not present in gnomAD data
Variant: NM_005026.5(PIK3CD):c.1570T>A p.Tyr524Asn
ClinVar: Not present in ClinVar
CAID: CA338303802
gnomAD: Variant is not present in gnomAD data
Paediatric MAS/HLH caused by a novel monoallelic activating mutation in p110δ
PMID: 32681977
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Activated Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Delta Syndrome 1: Clinical and Immunological Data from an Italian Cohort of Patients
PMID: 33080915
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
Case 1
Case#: Hui_2016, female, 2 yo (presentation), origin NR
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: variants verified in patient's parents, found to be de novo. It is unclear if case 2 and case 4 are related or unrelated.
CasePresentingHPOs: recurrent respiratory infections, enlargement of lymph node, hepatosplenomegaly, decreased number of native CD4 + T cells, inverted CD4 + /CD8 + T cell ratio and increased IgM, decreased IgA, decreased IgG,
HP:0002205, HP:0002716, HP:0001433, HP:0002720, HP:0032218, HP:0033222, HP:0002720, HP:0003496
CaseHPOFreeText: cytomegalovirus (CMV) or Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viremia
CaseNotHPOs: NR
CaseNotHPOFreeText: NR
CasePreviousTesting: NR
GenotypingMethod: WGS
PreviouslyPublished: NR
Variant: HOMOZYGOUS 3061G>A (E1021K)
ClinVarID: 88675
CAID: N/A
gnomAD: not found in v2.1.1
SupplementalData: unknown
Note: Full access to article denied. Info in annotation gathered from abstract. Also, please be advised the curator translated the article from Chinese to English, and mistranslations are possible.
c.371G>A,p.G124D
Case#: 1_Edwards_2019, F, 40 yo (report), white ethnicity reported
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: NR
CasePresentingHPOs: EBV + (HP:0430064)
CaseHPOFreeText: NR
CaseNotHPOs: CMV, Lymphoma
CaseNotHPOFreeText: NR
CasePreviousTesting: NR
GenotypingMethod: NR
PreviouslyPublished: Yes PMID: 28414062
Variant: PIK3CD c.371G>A, p.G124D
ClinVarID: 2733822
CAID: CA338300460
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData:
c.1573G>Ap.E525K
Case#: 3_Edwards_2019, F, 60 yo (report), white ethnicity reported
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: NR
CasePresentingHPOs: EBV +, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (HP:0430064, HP:0002665)
CaseHPOFreeText: NR
CaseNotHPOs: CMV, Lymphoma (HP:0430087)
CaseNotHPOFreeText: NR
CasePreviousTesting: NR
GenotypingMethod: NR
PreviouslyPublished: No
Variant: PIK3CD c.1573G>A p.E525K
ClinVarID: 132807
CAID: n/a
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData:
c.1002C>A,p.N334K
Case#: 2_Edwards_2019, F, 12 yo (report), African American ethnicity reported
DiseaseAssertion: APDS
FamilyInfo: NR
CasePresentingHPOs: EBV + (HP:0430064)
CaseHPOFreeText: NR
CaseNotHPOs: CMV, Lymphoma (HP:0430087, HP:0002665)
CaseNotHPOFreeText: NR
CasePreviousTesting: NR
GenotypingMethod: NR
PreviouslyPublished: Yes PMID: 24165795
Variant: PIK3CD c.1002C>A, p.N334K
ClinVarID: 132806
CAID: CA156204
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData:
125F668823802361389153289>300018,40050231Eosinophils 17%, fungal scrapes—positive
Case#: 12, M, 5 y.o., Ethnicity: Indian.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001945 (Fever), HP:0001824 (Weight loss), HP:0002716 (Lymphadenopathy/FHL), HP:0003212 (Increased circulating IgE level), HP:0002716 (Lymphadenopathy), HP:0009098 (Chronic oral candidiasis), HP:0002841 (Recurrent fungal infections), HP:0032326 (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection), HP:0020271 (Increased lymph-node eosinophils), HP:0100827 (Lymphocytosis), HP:0003237 (Increased circulating IgG level), HP:0002090 (Pneumonia)
CaseHPOFreeText: Eosinophils 17%, fungal scrapes—positive. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia, oral candidiasis/Hyper IgE.
Suspected recurring pneumonia.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Sanger sequencing and NGS targeting a customized panel of genes.
Variant: NM_005026.5:c.2296G>A.
ClinVar: 846790.
CAID: CA577485.
gnomAD: 0.00001611. https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-9722305-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P01FGerman4556c.109+1 G>TReduced0.88Pathogenic22.5Pathogenic[4]10.42Mildly affectedAlive
Case#: P01, Female, clinical diagnosis at the age of 45, genetic diagnosis at the age of 56, German, alive at the time of article's publication
DiseaseAssertion: Patient is classified as "Mildly affected" based on a CHAI score of 10.42%.
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.109+1G>T
ClinVar ID: 161113
gnomAD: This variant was not found in any gnomAD version.
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P02FFinnishukuk*c.109+2 T>AReduced––45.9PathogenicukNANAAlive
Case#: P02, Female, the age of clinical and genetic diagnosis: Unknown, Finnish, alive at the time of article's publication
DiseaseAssertion: N/A
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NC_000002.12:g.203868053T>A
ClinVar ID:
CAID: CA350138070
gnomAD: not found in any gnomAD version.
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P03Mukukuk*G52DReduced––17.2PathogenicukNANAAlive
Case#: P03, Male, Age: N/A, ethnicity: N/A, Alive at the time of article's publication
DiseaseAssertion: N/A
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.155G>A (p.Gly52Asp)
ClinVar ID: 871301
gnomAD: not found in any gnomAD version.
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P04Mukuk71.4A54TReduced2.04Pathogenic49.8Pathogenic[9]NANADead
Case#: P04, male, genetic diagnosis at the age of 71.4, ethnicity: N/A, Dead at the time of article's publication
DiseaseAssertion: N/A
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.160G>A (p.Ala54Thr)
ClinVar ID: 430905
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P05MukukukR70WReduced––30.6Pathogenic[4]NANAAlive
Case#: P05, Male, age: n/a, ethnicity:n/a, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: N/A
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: <br /> NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.208C>T (p.Arg70Trp)
ClinVar ID: 161114
gnomAD: 6.195e-7 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870684-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P06FGerman52uk*T72PReduced2.39Pathogenic––uk47.37Severely affectedAlive
Case#: P06. Female, German, 52 years old at the time of clinical diagnosis, Alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: classified as "Severely affected" based on a CHAI score of 47.37%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.214A>C (p.Thr72Pro)
ClinVar ID: 546886
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P07MGerman1824.2R75QReduced7.29Pathogenic––[5]17.65Mildly affectedAlive
Case#: P07, Male, German, 18 years old at the time of clinical diagnosis and 24.2 years old at the time of genetic diagnosis, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: Mildly affected based on a CHAI score of 17.65%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: <br /> NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.224G>A (p.Arg75Gln)
ClinVar ID: 943305
gnomAD: 0.000008673
https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870700-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P08FCanadianukukA86VReduced9.18Pathogenic60.8Non-pathogenic[5]NANAAlive
Case#: P08, Female, Canadian, age: n/a, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: N/A
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.257C>T (p.Ala86Val)
ClinVar ID: 661941
gnomAD: 0.00001859
https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870733-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P09Mukukuk*Y89HNormal––58.5Non-pathogenicukNANAAlive
Case#: P09, Male, age: n/a, ethnicity: n/a, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: n/a
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.265T>C (p.Tyr89His)
ClinVar ID: 1391402
gnomAD: 0.000003717 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870741-T-C?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P10FGerman2425G109EReduced7.58Pathogenic––[5]33.33Severely affectedAlive
Case#: P10, Female, German, 24 years old at the time of clinical diagnosis, 25 years old at the time of genetic diagnosis, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: Severely affected based on a CHAI score of 33.33%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.326G>A (p.Gly109Glu)
ClinVar ID: 542071
gnomAD: 0.0002354 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870802-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P11FGermanukukG109ENormal5.11Pathogenic75.8Non-pathogenic[12]18.75Severely affectedAlive
Case#: P11, Female, German, age: n/a, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: Severely affected based on a CHAI score of 18.75%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.326G>A (p.Gly109Glu)
ClinVar ID: 542071
gnomAD: 0.0002354 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870802-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P12ukukukukG109ENormal––67.3Non-pathogenicukNANAuk
Case#: P12, sex: n/a, age: n/a, ethnicity: n/a
DiseaseAssertion: n/a
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.326G>A (p.Gly109Glu)
ClinVar ID: 542071
gnomAD: 0.0002354 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870802-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P13MGerman3840.6L119RReduced6.72Pathogenic50.3Pathogenic[12]52.38Severely affectedAlive
Case#: P13, Male, German, 38 years old at the time of clinical diagnosis, 40.6 yeras old at the time of genetic diagnosis, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: severly affected based on a CHAI score of 52.38%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: ENST00000295854.10:c.356T>G
ClinVar ID: not found
CAID:CA350138616
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P14FCzechuk36M123Ifs*15Reduced4.16Pathogenic––[9]NANADead
Case#: P14, Female, Czech, 36 years old at the time of genetic diagnosis, daed at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: n/a
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: unregistered variant - without the bp change we can't confidently assert this variant at this time but it is possible it is CA2953901753
ClinVar ID: n/a
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P15Fukukuk*I128MNormal––70.7Non-pathogenicukNANAAlive
Case#: P15, female, age: n/a, ethnicity: n/a, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: n/a
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.384C>G (p.Ile128Met)
ClinVar ID: 662956
gnomAD: 0.000006814
https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870860-C-G?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P16MGermanukuk*V131AReduced3.28Pathogenic––uk45.83Severely affectedAlive
Case#: P16, male, german, age: n/a, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: Severely affected based on a CHAI score of 45.83%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.392T>C (p.Val131Ala)
ClinVar ID: 624171
gnomAD: Not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P17MBelgianuk40P136LReduced3.23Pathogenic54.2Pathogenic[9]NANAAlive
Case#: P17, Male, Belgian, 40 years at the time of genetic diagnosis, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: n/a
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.407C>T (p.Pro136Leu)
ClinVar ID: 1711524
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P18FGermanuk32.3Y139CNormal––55.8Pathogenic[10]11.11Mildly affectedAlive
Case#: P18, Female, German, 32.2 years old at the time of genetic diagnosis, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: Mildly affected based on a CHAI score of 11.11%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.416A>G (p.Tyr139Cys)
ClinVar ID: 623475
gnomAD: not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P22FGermanukuk*L163Sfs*24Reduced––37.2Pathogenicuk42.86Severely affectedAlive
Case#: P22, Female, German, age: n/a , alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: Severely affected based on a CHAI score of 42.86%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: ENSP00000497102.1:p.Leu163Ser
ClinVar ID:
CAID: PA2850594025
gnomAD: Not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P21FAmericanukuk*P156LReduced––36.7PathogenicukNANAAlive
Case#: P21, female, American, age: n/a, alive at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: n/a
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.467C>T (p.Pro156Leu)
ClinVar ID: 1035066
gnomAD: 0.00002292 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203871387-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P19FItalianukukN145SNormal16.9Non-pathogenic––[9]NANAAlive
Case#: P19, Female, Italian, age: n/a, alive at the time of diagnosis
DiseaseAssertion: n/a
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: ENST00000295854.10:c.434A>G
ClinVar ID:
CAID: CA350138791
gnomAD: 6.197e-7 https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/2-203870910-A-G?dataset=gnomad_r4
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P20MGerman2222.7T147Rfs*8Reduced––30.7Pathogenic[12]42.11Severely affectedDead
Case#: P20, male, German, 22 years old at the time of clinical diagnosis, 22.7 years old at the time of genetic diagnosis, dead at the time of publication
DiseaseAssertion: Severely affected based on a CHAI score of 42.11%
FamilyInfo: N/A
CasePresentingHPOs: N/A
CaseHPOFreeText: N/A
CaseNotHPOs:N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
CasePreviousTesting: The percentage of transendocytosis using either CD80-GFP or CD80-mScarlet CHO cells was determined in eight LRBA-deficient patients. No difference in the percentage of transendocytosis was observed between CTLA4-variant carriers (GFP median=5.4%; mScarlet median= 49.8%) and LRBA-deficient patients (GFP median=9.9%; mScarlet median, 48.6%). However, significantly lower percentages of transendocytosis were observed in LRBA-deficient patients compared to healthy donors (HD) when using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells (median, 48.6% vs. 65.5% in HD) (Fig. (Fig.4e),4e). This difference was not observed with CD80-GFP CHO cells (patients median of 9.9% in patients vs. 13.9% in HD). In conclusion, the CTLA4 transendocytosis method using CD80-mScarlet CHO cells enables the functional verification of LRBA deficiency, but it cannot differentiate between LRBA deficiency and CTLA4 insufficiency.
GenotypingMethod: NGS and Sanger sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: N/A
Variant: NP_001032720.1:p.Thr147Arg
ClinVar ID:
CAID: PA2850594024
gnomAD: Not found
SupplementalData: Yes, all data regarding the patient was found in Table1.
P1
Case#: P1, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000540 (Hypermetropia/Hyperopia), HP:0000483 (Astigmatism), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin), HP:0001256 (Intellectual disability, mild/Mild impairment),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have readily visible veins and delayed bone age.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1615_1617del (p.Ile539del).
ClinVar: 60761.
CAID: CA344796.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P2
Case#: P2, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin), HP:0001256 (Intellectual disability, mild/Mild impairment),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have readily visible veins and delayed bone age.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A..
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1465G>A (p.Glu489Lys).
ClinVar: 60762.
CAID: CA344798.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P3
Case#: P3, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001382 (Joint hypermobility/Hyperextensibility of joints), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000558 (Rieger anomaly), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000540 (Hypermetropia/Hyperopia), HP:0000483 (Astigmatism), HP:0000565 (Esotropia), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0000138 (Ovarian cyst), HP:0001256 (Intellectual disability, mild/Mild impairment), HP:0003100 (Slender long bone/Gracile long bones)
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have delayed bone age and mild impairment and/or speech delay
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A..
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P4
Case#: P4, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0040195 (Decreased head circumference), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000540 (Hypermetropia/Hyperopia), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to readily visible veins, normal mental development.
Proband was not evaluated for insulin resistance, ovarian cysts, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have hyperextensibility of joints, inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, diabetes, frequent illnesses, mild impairment and/or speech delay.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P5
Case#: P5, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001382 (Joint hypermobility/Hyperextensibility of joints), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000558 (Rieger anomaly), HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000545 (Myopia), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, frequent illnesses, ovarian cysts, normal mental development,
Proband was not evaluated for delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, hyperopia, astigmatism, esotropia, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, mild impairment and/or speech delay.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P6
Case#: P6, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was not evaluated for inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, teeth delay, hyperopia, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, lack of subcutaneous fat, insulin resistance, diabetes, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, frequent illnesses, ovarian cysts, normal mental development, mild impairment and/or speech delay, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have hyperextensibility of joints,
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P7
Case#: P7, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000680 (Delayed eruption of primary teeth/Teeth delay), HP:0000483 (Astigmatism), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: : Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, ovarian cysts, normal mental development,
Proband was not evaluated for hyperextensibility of joints, ocular depression, hyperopia, myopia, esotropia, Triangular face, Mild midface hypoplasia, frequent illnesses, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, mild impairment and/or speech delay,
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P8
Case#: P8, F, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0012371 (Hyperplasia of midface/Mild midface hypoplasia), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, frequent illnesses, normal mental development,
Proband was not evaluated for hyperextensibility of joints, teeth delay, hyperopia, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, ovarian cysts, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, Rieger anomaly, mild impairment and/or speech delay.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1943dup (p.Arg649ProfsTer5).
ClinVar: 60764.
CAID: CA344800.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
P9
Case#: P9, M, Age of Report: N/A, Ethnicity: N/A.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0007485 (Absence of subcutaneous fat/Lack of subcutaneous fat), HP:0000831 (Insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0000331 (Short chin/Small chin), HP:0000369 (Low-set ears), HP:0000347 (Micrognathia),
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have insulin resistance, normal mental development, mild impairment and/or speech delay,
Proband was not evaluated for height/length, occipitofrontal circumference, hyperextensibility of joints, teeth delay, hyperopia, astigmatism, myopia, esotropia, thin, wrinkled skin, readily visible veins, frequent illnesses, ovarian cysts, delayed bone age or gracile long bones.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have inguinal hernia, ocular depression, Rieger anomaly, Prominent forehead, Mild midface hypoplasia,
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1892G>A (p.Arg631Gln).
ClinVar: 126459.
CAID: CA347796.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
14-year old female index patient
Case#: 14-year old female index patient, F, Age of Report:, Ethnicity: Austrian.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001252 (Hypotonia), HP:0001945 (Fever), HP:0025297 (Prolonged), HP:0001873 (Thrombocytopenia), HP:0002155 (Hypertriglyceridemia), HP:0025435 (Increased circulating lactate dehydrogenase concentration/increased lactate dehydrogenase), HP:0003281 (Increased circulating ferritin concentration/markedly elevated ferritin), HP:0012156 (Hemophagocytosis),
CaseHPOFreeText: Here we investigated a 14-year old female index patient, born to non-consanguineous healthy Austrian parents, who was hospitalized with severe hypotonia and prolonged fever. She had neither lymphadenopathy nor hepatosplenomegaly, and no infectious agent was found. Initial laboratory findings showed a mild thrombocytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and markedly elevated ferritin (Table 1 and Figure 1A), prompting work up for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Hemophagocytosis was indeed visible in the bone marrow aspirate (Figure 1B). Soluble CD25 was mildly elevated at 2204 U mL-1 (Table 1) but below the levels typically seen in HLH.6 NK-cell activity as measured by CD107a expression upon stimulation was in the low normal range in the initial diagnostic (Table 1). The presence of fever, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperferritinemia and hemophagocytosis, did not allow the diagnosis of HLH, but gave evidence of macrophage activation in the context of a hyperferritinemic inflammatory syndrome (Table 1).6We initiated treatment with dexamethasone, leading to clinical improvement and normalization of LDH and ferritin levels. Tapering of dexamethasone resulted in clinical deterioration and rise in ferritin (Figure 1A), and was accompanied by the development of autoimmune neutropenia as documented by HNA-1b antibodies. As the disease was distinct from classical HLH,6 we decided to treat the patient with recombinant human anti-IL-1β (Anakinra, 100 mg twice daily) in combination with dexamethasone, rather than using the etoposide-based HLH-94 protocol. We discontinued dexamethasone treatment after eight weeks and, one month later, reduced the Anakinra dose to a maintenance dose of 100 mg daily. The patient has remained clinically stable and is currently receiving Anakinra (decreased to 60 mg once daily) without any inflammatory manifestations. Immunological characterization of patient peripheral blood in the asymptomatic phase after ceasing dexamethasone revealed reduced absolute natural killer (NK)-cell counts and low frequency of monocytes, and slightly low absolute lymphocyte counts (Table 1)..
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: She had neither lymphadenopathy nor hepatosplenomegaly, and no infectious agent was found.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES.
Variant: Variant 1: NM_001282426.2:c.145C>A (p.Arg49Ser) . Variant 2: NM_001282426.2:c.3254A>G (p.Asn1085Ser).
ClinVar: Variant 1: 1675220. Variant 2: 1675219.
CAID: Variant 1: CA4429087. Variant 2: CA368817268.
gnomAD: Variant 1: Frequency: 0.001519. Link: https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr7-106867706-C-A?dataset=gnomad_r4. Variant 2: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
A.1
Case#: A.1, F, Age of Report: 9 y.o., Ethnicity: European-American.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0012378 (Fatigue), HP:0001878 (Hemolytic anemia), HP:0006510 (Chronic pulmonary obstruction/early obstructive pulmonary impairment), HP:0003651 (Foam cells), HP:0004313 (Decreased circulating antibody concentration/Hypogammaglobulinemia), HP:0001873 (Thrombocytopenia), HP:0001888 (Lymphopenia), HP:0001880 (Eosinophilia), HP:0100721 (Mediastinal lymphadenopathy), HP:0034388 (Hilar lymph node enlargement), HP:0001744 (Splenomegaly), HP:0004387 (Enterocolitis), HP:0002014 (Diarrhea), HP:0002027 (Abdominal pain), HP:0002583 (Colitis), HP:0005425 (Recurrent sinopulmonary infections), HP:0410018 (Recurrent ear infections), HP:0001581 (Recurrent skin infections), HP:0000010 (Recurrent urinary tract infections), HP:0001742 (Nasal congestion), HP:0011010 (Chronic), HP:0000964 (Eczematoid dermatitis/Eczema),
CaseHPOFreeText: A female patient (hereafter called A.1) from a European-American family presented at nine years of age with fatigue and hemolytic anemia followed by early obstructive pulmonary impairment. A subsequent chest CT scan revealed bilateral nodular infiltrates and areas of patchy, peripheral-basal consolidation in lungs, and histological examination revealed a pattern of interstitial CD3+ lymphocytic infiltration, foamy histiocytes, scattered noncaseating granulomas, and luminal obstruction initially characterized as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (Fig. 1a–b). Further follow up and analysis revealed clinical progression to hypogammaglobulinemia, thrombocytopenia, various lymphopenias, eosinophilia, mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy, and splenomegaly (Table 1). More recently, at sixteen years of age, patient A.1 developed enterocolitis with diarrhea and abdominal pain. Histological assessment of gut tissue revealed interstitial infiltrate of more than 25 CD3+ lymphocytes per 100 epithelial cells (Fig. 1b, bottom). Episodes of pneumonitis and colitis continue to recur intermittently, have an apparent noninfectious etiology (with separate incidences of infectious colitis), and respond to pulse doses of corticosteroids and steroid-sparing measures including mycophenolate mofetil.
The childhood of patient A.1 was remarkable for recurrent sinopulmonary, ear, skin, and urinary tract infections (commonly with S. aureus), chronic nasal congestion, and eczema. Additional episodes of colitis were sometimes associated with stool cultures positive for C. difficile and Salmonella. Vaccination responses were protective for tetanus, borderline protective for diphtheria, and protective for 4 of 23 pneumococcal strains. Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia at nine years of age (preceding the initial pneumonitis by several months) was treated with steroids and blood transfusions; a recurrence of autoimmune cytopenias at seventeen years prompted CD20+ B cell depletion with rituximab. Patient A.1 is currently treated with immunoglobulin replacement therapy to restore humoral protection and mycophenolate mofetil to suppress inflammation.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: WES and Sanger.
Variant: NM_001282426.2:c.3062G>C (p.Arg1021Pro).
ClinVar: 1675218.
CAID: CA164129242.
gnomAD: Frequency: 0.00002988. Link: https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr7-106905140-G-C?dataset=gnomad_r4.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: Patient A.1 inherited an allele from her healthy mother in whom a single base-pair deletion causes a frameshift beginning at R982 of p110γ, and an allele from her healthy father in whom a missense mutation results in an R1021P amino acid substitution in the kinase domain.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
15-year-old female
Case#: 15-year-old female, F, Age of Report: 15 y.o., Ethnicity: From China.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001511 (Intrauterine growth retardation/Intrauterine growth restriction), HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0000684 (Delayed eruption of teeth/teething delay), HP:0000858 (Irregular menstruation/irregular menstrual cycle), HP:0001007 (Hirsutism), HP:0000820 (Abnormality of the thyroid gland/thyroid disease), HP:0005328 (Progeroid facial appearance/Progeroid facial appearance), HP:0000545 (Myopia), HP:0000678 (Dental crowding/overcrowded teeth), HP:0000855 (Insulin resistance)
CaseHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to have "characteristic facial gestalts/"characteristic facial dysmorphim", low weight at birth,
The proband was admitted to our department due to irregular menstrual cycle and hirsutism with short stature, who had a history of intrauterine growth restriction and presented with short stature, teething delay, characteristic facial gestalts, hirsutism, and thyroid disease. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing revealed c.1960C > T, a novel de novo nonsense mutation, leading to the termination of protein translation (p. Gln654*).
This is the first case report of SHORT syndrome complicated with thyroid disease in China, identifying a novel de novo heterozygous nonsense mutation in PIK3R1 gene (p. Gln654*).
The phenotypes are mildly different from other cases previously described in the literature, in which our patient presents with lipoatrophy, facial feature, and first reported thyroid disease. Thyroid disease may be a new clinical symptom of patients with SHORT syndrome.
The patient was a girl born to a physically healthy and non-consanguineous couple by spontaneous delivery at the 37th week. Birth weight was 2150 g (− 3.39SD) and birth length was 44 cm (− 3.41SD), indicating that the patient had intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The proband also had teething delay, getting the first tooth at 1 year old. During childhood, the patient was bothered by short stature. Psychomotor and speech development was normal. The height of proband’s father and mother was 168 cm and 155 cm respectively. The patient also had a healthy 20-month-old brother.
At the age of 15 years and 4 months, the proband was referred to our department due to irregular menstrual cycle and hirsutism with a height of 149 cm (− 2.04SD), weight of 43 kg (− 1.22SD) and body mass index (BMI) of 19.4 kg/m2. The height of the proband had remained 149 cm, ever since 13 years old. Physical examination showed a triangular-shaped face, small chin, large low-set ears, thin lip, downturned mouth, obvious beard and bushy eyebrows (Fig. 1a,b,c,d). Oral examination showed overcrowded and irregular teeth, hypodontia, and severe dental caries (Fig. 1g). Pubertal development was assessed according to the Tanner stage, with pubic hair at PH5 stage and breast at B2 stage. The second phalanx of little finger in the left hand was short and thicken, which was confirmed with X-ray (Fig. 1e,f). Ultrasound of neck showed diffuse thyroid disease. Ultrasound biomicroscopy of the eyes, examination of ocular fundus, abdominal ultrasound, reproductive system ultrasound, and chest X-ray were normal. The cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated a small posterior pituitary.
Not evaluated on the proband: OFC at birth, thin, wrinkled skin with readily visible veins, inguinal hernia,
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Proband was noted to not have: Hyperextensibility of joints, ocular depression, Riegar anomaly, lipoatrophy, glaucoma, hyperopia, astigmatism, delayed bone age, intellectual deficiency, speech delay, diabetes, hearing loss, frequent infections, congenital heart diseases, pulmonary stenosis and ovarian cysts.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1960C>T (p.Gln654Ter).
ClinVar: N/A.
CAID: CA359884699.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: A novel de novo heterozygous nonsense mutation in the PIK3R1 gene (p. Gln654*) was found in the proband.
WES was performed to make a clear clinical diagnose. The candidate variants were first screened by a minor allele frequency < 3% against the 1000 Genomes Project, the NHLBI exome variant server or in 50 HapMap control exomes. Then, short stature, facial abnormalities were selected as the filtering clinical symptoms to analyze the screened candidate variants. According to the guidelines recommended by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, a pathogenic variant of PIK3R1 gene was identified to contribute to the patient’s conditions. Sequencing result indicated c.1960C > T of PIK3R1 gene a novel nonsense mutation, leading to the termination of protein translation (p. Gln654*), which was confirmed by sanger sequencing (Fig. 2). In addition, direct sequencing results showed the genotypes of proband’s parents were wild-type, suggesting it was a de novo mutation.
CaseAddInfo: The height of proband’s father and mother was 168 cm and 155 cm respectively. The patient also had a healthy 20-month-old brother.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
patient
Case#: patient, M, Age of Report: newborn, Ethnicity: Korean.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0040195 (Decreased head circumference), HP:0003074 (Hyperglycemia), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000490 (Deeply set eye/Ocular depression), HP:0009125 (Lipodystrophy), HP:0000023 (Inguinal hernia), HP:0001642 (Pulmonic stenosis), HP:0001684 (Secundum atrial septal defect/ASD secundum), HP:0000684 (Delayed eruption of teeth)
CaseHPOFreeText: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of SHORT syndrome with TNDM.
The patient was a newborn male and the only child of a healthy non-consanguineous Korean couple with a non-contributory family history. The height of his father and mother was 170 cm (−0.70 SD score) and 160 cm (−0.04 SD score), respectively. They had no dysmorphic features. The mother had regular antenatal check-up and did not have any history of medical and obstetric problems during pregnancy. He was born at 38 weeks of gestation but displayed features of IUGR during pregnancy. His birth weight was 1.8 kg (<3rd percentile), length 44 cm (<3rd percentile), and head circumference 31 cm (<3rd percentile) according to the Korean reference for birth weight based on gestational age and sex. The initial blood glucose level was 70 mg/dl. The baby was exclusively breastfed starting on day 3 and was in generally good condition. However, blood glucose level was between 218 and 263 mg/dl at 5 day of age. At the age of 20 day, his blood glucose level was still high (205–260 mg/dl), and the infant was referred to the endocrine clinic for persistent hyperglycemia assessment. On physical examination, several dysmorphic features (triangular-shaped face, prominent forehead, ocular depression, lipodystrophy at the lumbar region) and inguinal hernia were present. The systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements were 74 and 42 mmHg, respectively. The serum c-peptide and insulin levels were 2.83 ng/ml (normal: 1.0–3.5) and 120 μU/ml (normal: 2.8–13.5), respectively. Baseline chemistry including serum blood urea nitrogen was 15.3 mg/dl (normal: 7.0–20.0), creatinine 0.9 mg/dl (normal: 0.6–1.2), aspartate aminotransferase 38 U/L (normal: 14–40), and alanine aminotransferase 16 U/L (normal: 9–45), as well as complete blood count profile were within normal range. Urinalysis showed no glucose or ketones. There was no sign of ketoacidosis and the patient had no type 1 diabetes autoantibodies (antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet cell, islet antigen-2, and insulin). The liver and pancreas ultrasonography revealed no structural abnormality. Echocardiography at the age of 1 month confirmed mild pulmonary stenosis and ASD secundum (2 mm) which did not require surgical intervention. Neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) was suspected on the basis of hyperglycemia occurring within the first month of life that lasted for >2 weeks and required insulin therapy. At age of 25 day, clinical exome sequencing was performed to identify the genetic cause of NDM.
To monitor the glycemic level, his blood glucose was measured at the beginning of each feeding session. The patient was treated with subcutaneous insulin, and blood glucose level gradually stabilized. The blood glucose levels ranged from 110–250 mg/dl during the next 10 days. An adequate glucose level was achieved at 6 weeks of age without insulin treatment. His body weight was 4.4 kg (<3rd percentile) and his length was 61.6 cm (<3rd percentile) at 10 months of age. The patient experienced no hyperglycemic episode and the glycated hemoglobin was 5.0% and insulin level 2.8 μU/ml. At 10 months of age, the patient had no teeth erupted in the oral cavity.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Urinalysis showed no glucose or ketones. There was no sign of ketoacidosis and the patient had no type 1 diabetes autoantibodies (antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase, islet cell, islet antigen-2, and insulin). The liver and pancreas ultrasonography revealed no structural abnormality.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: TruSight One sequencing panel and Sanger sequencing.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1945C>T (p.Arg649Trp).
ClinVar: 60763.
CAID: CA344799.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo: Segregation analysis could not be performed due to the unavailability of parental samples.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
proband
Case#: proband, M, Age of Report: 8 y.o., Ethnicity: British.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0008846 (Severe intrauterine growth retardation), HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0004325 (Decreased body weight), HP:0040195 (Decreased head circumference), HP:0001510 (Growth delay), HP:0011968 (Feeding difficulties/behavioral feeding difficulties), HP:0001263 (Global developmental delay/psychomotor development delay), HP:0000252 (Microcephaly), HP:0000684 (Delayed eruption of teeth/Dentition), HP:0100543 (Cognitive impairment/delayed intellectual development), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000582 (Upslanted palpebral fissure/upward-slanting palpebral fissures), HP:0000430 (Underdeveloped nasal alae/thin alae nasi), HP:0100678 (Premature skin wrinkling/Thin, wrinkled skin), HP:0001187 (Hyperextensibility of the finger joints), HP:0010485 (Hyperextensibility at elbow), HP:0009125 (Lipodystrophy)
CaseHPOFreeText:The proband, 8 years of age, is the first child of non-consanguineous Caucasian parents. There are no manifestations of SHORT syndrome in the family. There is no family history of microcephaly or intellectual disability. Following an otherwise uneventful pregnancy, delivery was induced at 38 weeks of gestation on discovery of severe intrauterine growth restriction. His birth weight was 1.97 kg (<0.4th centile, −3.7 SD).
Despite adequate nutritional intake, the patient's growth was significantly delayed. At 12 months of age, his weight was 6.88 kg (<0.4th centile, −3.2 SD), length was 69.5 cm (1st centile, −2.98 SD) and head circumference was 39.5 cm (<0.4th centile, −5.26 SD). Enteral tube feeding was initiated at 9 months of age, which the patient continues to remain dependent on today. Despite extensive investigation of the proband's feeding disorder, no organic cause was identified, and he was diagnosed with behavioral feeding difficulties. Follow-up consultations revealed a persistent development delay and sustained striking microcephaly. Dentition did not start until the age of 2.5 years. At 6 years of age, his weight was 16.2 kg (1st centile, −2.39SD), length was 105.4 cm (1st centile, −2.47 SD) and head circumference was 43.8 cm (<0.4th centile, −6.16 SD). Skeletal survey and extensive endocrine investigation did not find any abnormalities. The patient has not been formally diagnosed with diabetes and is awaiting an oral glucose tolerance test.
Intellectual and psychomotor development is moderate to severely delayed. The patient first walked at 20 months, first smiled at 3 months and spoke his first words aged 3 years. At his current age of 8 years, he attends a special needs school and requires substantial multidisciplinary support. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and electroencephalogram performed at 12 months of age was normal. Neurometabolic investigation was also normal. Recurrent ophthalmology investigations revealed a myopic left eye and hypermetropic right eye at 4 years of age. No anterior chamber defects were noted and his ocular pressure was reported as normal. His hearing was formally assessed and reported as normal.
Facial dysmorphic features are subtle but present (see Figure 2): triangular face, prominent forehead, broad eyebrows, slight upward-slanting palpebral fissures, and hypoplastic alae nasi leading to an impression of low columnella nasi. The patient has thin, wrinkled skin with visible veins, most prominently seen on his chest wall. He has hyperextensibility in his finger and elbow joints. Of note, local lipodystrophy of his proximal finger phalanges is also observed.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Skeletal survey and extensive endocrine investigation did not find any abnormalities. The patient has not been formally diagnosed with diabetes and is awaiting an oral glucose tolerance test.
No anterior chamber defects were noted and his ocular pressure was reported as normal.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Chromosome breakage studies, Angelman methylation studies and a 60 gene developmental delay and epilepsy panel were normal. Comparative genomic hybridization microarray identified a likely benign maternally inherited Xp11.4 duplication (GRch X:38646145-38687854). Trio-exome sequencing revealed a de novo heterozygous missense variant, c.1456G>A (p.Ala486Thr) in PIK3R1 (NM_181523.3).
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1456G>A (p.Ala486Thr).
ClinVar: N/A.
CAID: CA359881414.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: N/A.
CaseAddInfo:N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
17-year-old female
Case#: 17-year-old female, F, Age of Report:17 y.o., Ethnicity: Cuban descent.
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001510 (Growth delay), HP:0004322 (Short stature), HP:0000696 (Delayed eruption of permanent teeth/secondary tooth eruption delay), HP:0000858 (Irregular menstruation/irregular menses), HP:0100607 (Dysmenorrhea), HP:0012384 (Rhinitis), HP:0002099 (Asthma), HP:0001025 (Urticaria), HP:0031796 (Recurrent), HP:0000403 (Recurrent otitis media), HP:0010606 (Hordeolum/hordeolums), HP:0031796 (Recurrent), HP:0012204 (Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis/vaginal candidiasis), HP:0032168 (Clostridium difficile colitis), HP:0004315 (Decreased circulating IgG concentration/low IgG levels), HP:0045082 (Decreased body mass index/low BMI), HP:0001382 (Joint hypermobility/hyperextensible joints), HP:0011220 (Prominent forehead), HP:0000325 (Triangular face/Facial dysmorphim Triangular shape), HP:0009765 (Low hanging columella), HP:0000219 (Thin upper lip vermilion/thin upper lip), HP:0007495 (Prematurely aged appearance/aged appearance), HP:0010976 (B lymphocytopenia/low absolute B cells), HP:0410376 (Increased proportion of naive CD8 T cells/elevated CD8 T cell),
CaseHPOFreeText: This is a 17-year-old female of Cuban descent, born to nonconsanguineous parents at 36 weeks gestational age to an uncomplicated pregnancy. Her birth weight and length were average for gestational age (7 pounds, 18 in.). She presented with a history of growth delay, short stature, and secondary tooth eruption delay. She measured below her growth curve at 1 year of age. She had growth hormone testing which resulted normal; however, she received growth hormone therapy from 3 to 10 years of age with a good response. At that time, she underwent genetic testing for short stature; however, no genetic causes of short stature were found. She has a history of irregular menses and dysmenorrhea with work-up for possible etiologies, including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), resulting negative. She has met all developmental milestones appropriately and has normal cognition.
She has nonallergic rhinitis, mild intermittent asthma, and acute recurrent urticaria. Her history of infections includes recurrent episodes of otitis media since she was toddler requiring placement of 3 sets of ear tubes and tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She has a history of recurrent hordeolums and frequent episodes of vaginal candidiasis attributed to the many courses of antibiotics she has received for her various infections. She had one episode of Clostridium difficile colitis 6 months prior to presentation to our clinic. Prior immunologic evaluation at a different institution at 9 years of age was remarkable for low IgG levels, which ranged from 435 to 511 mg/dL [ref 759–1549 mg/dL]. A skin prick test to aeroallergens resulted negative. She did not receive intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy at that time.
Her physical exam was relevant for short stature (1 percentile, z = − 2.33), low weight for age (< 1 percentile, z = − 2.69), low BMI (15 percentile), and hyperextensible joints. Her facial features were significant for a prominent forehead, triangular face, low-hanging columella, thin upper lip, and aged appearance. Given concern for immune deficiency, a complete immune evaluation was obtained. Her results revealed hypogammaglobulinemia (IgG of 610 mg/dL [ref 694–1618 mg/dL]), with IgM and IgA within the reference range. The lymphocyte subset panel revealed remarkably low absolute B cells (34 cells/μL [ref 130–800 cells/μL]) and percentage (1% [ref 9–30%]). CD4 T cells were within the reference range, and CD8 T cell counts (1091 cells/μL [ref 240–890 cells/μL]) and percentage (40% [ref 17–36%]) were elevated. She had low CD4:CD8 ratio (0.84 [ref 1.00–2.90]). Follow-up B cell panel corroborated the finding of low absolute B cells (70 cells/μL [ref 100–500 cells/μL]) and revealed increased transitional B cells (6.6% CD19 + CD27-CD21-IgM+ [ref 0.5–2.8%]) and naïve B cells (5.9% CD19 + CD27-CD21-CD38- [ref 0.3–2.3%]). ImmunoCAP IgE to aeroallergens was negative, and total IgE was 2 kU/L [ref < 114 kU/L]. Vaccine boosters to S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, diphtheria, and tetanus were given. Subsequent titers revealed protective antibodies to S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, and diphtheria and absent response to tetanus. Her lymphocyte mitogen proliferation showed normal lymphocyte responses to phytohaemagglutinin, concanavalin A, and pokeweed mitogen. Viral testing was not performed. At this time, the decision was made to start amoxicillin prophylaxis and monthly IVIG replacement therapy.
After initiating treatment with IVIG, our patient did not have new episodes of ear or sinus infections. IgG levels have remained within normal limits with monthly IVIG therapy. Given the finding of a PIK3R1 pathogenic variant and its known associations with SHORT syndrome, she was referred to ophthalmology and endocrinology. Of note, she started complaining of frequent headaches, not associated with administration of IVIG. Brain and cervical spine MRI revealed a Chiari I malformation for which she is being evaluated by neurosurgery.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A.
CaseNotHPOFreeText: She did not have protective titers to tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcus, or influenzae.
CasePreviousTesting: N/A.
CaseMethod1: N/A.
CaseMethod2: N/A.
CaseGenotypingMethod: Invitae primary immunodeficiency 207-gene panel was obtained.
Variant: NM_181523.3:c.1425+1G>C (n.336+1G>C).
ClinVar: 156009.
CAID: CA170736.
gnomAD: N/A.
VariantEvidence: Results revealed a heterozygous “pathogenic variant” in PIK3R1 (c.1425 + 1G > C) with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance in association with APDS2. This variant is a missense point mutation affecting a donor splice site in intron 11, resulting in exclusion of exon 11 (Fig. 1). Her parents are not carriers of this pathogenic variant, indicating this is a de novo mutation.
CaseAddInfo: N/A.
CasePMIDs: N/A.
Table S1 lists two additional INSR variants identified in the proband during whole exome sequencing:
Novel PIK3R1 mutation of SHORT syndrome: A case report with a 6‐month follow up
The double-edged sword of PI3Kδ pathway-related immune dysregulation: insights from two case reports
PMID: 40971032
Gene: PIK3R1 HGNC: 8979
Gene: PIK3CD HGNC: 8977
The first case is that of a female whose clinical onset was at 56 years old with a diagnosis of hemolytic anemia due to the presence of warm antibodies and inguinal lymphadenopathies in 2006.
Case#: Female, age of onset: 56, age at testing: 69, age of last documented clinical stability: 74
DiseaseAssertion: suspected hyperactivation of the PI3K pathway; implied earlier in the paper as "activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS)"
FamilyInfo: no relevant family history
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001878, HP:0012735, HP:0000975, HP:0002716, HP:0012387, HP:0001744, HP:6000143, HP:0004313, HP:0002721, HP:0006530, HP:0002788 (hemolytic anemia, cough, diaphoresis, lymphadenopathy, bronchitis, splenomegaly, perforated appendicitis, hypogammaglobulinemia, immunodeficiency, interstitial lung disease, recurrent upper respiratory tract infections)
CaseHPOFreeText: asthenia, sarcoidosis due to chronic granulomatous sarcoid-type inflammation without necrosis, bronchiectasis with bronchiolitis, wound infection, abdominal wall dehiscence, common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with immune dysregulation, CVID-associated interstitial lung disease, granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0012759 (neurodevelopmental abnormalities)
CaseNotHPOFreeText: dysmorphic features, learning difficulties
CasePreviousTesting: clinical exome sequencing targeting genes associated with primary immunodeficiencies
GenotypingMethod: sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.
Variant: NM_181504.3(PIK3R1):c.5A > T (p.Tyr2Phe)
ClinVar: not found
CAID:CA3290217
gnomAD: 0.3004% https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/5-67586561-A-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1
SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data, clinical timeline and schematic with noted variants are in Figure 2 and Figure 3
The second case of interest that we report here is that of a 13-year-old female who presented in 2002 with recurrent diarrhea, fever, and bloody diarrhea.
Case#: Female, age of onset: 13, age at testing: 32, age of last documented clinical stability: 34
DiseaseAssertion: suspected hypoactivation of the PI3K pathway
FamilyInfo: maternal grandmother with rheumatoid arthritis, eldest sister died at 4 months due to septic shock after enteritiis
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0002028, HP:0001945, HP:0025085, HP:0100279, HP:0002090, HP:0012388, HP:0033256, HP:0004313 (recurrent diarrhea, fever, bloody diarrhea, ulcerative colitis (UC), pneumonia, and multiple episodes of acute bronchitis, pancolitis due to Clostridioides difficile infection, hypogammaglobulinemia)
CaseHPOFreeText: salmonellosis, psoriasis and psoriatic arthropathy affecting large joints, reduced B-cell compartment, bronchiectasis suggestive of CVID, unresponsive vaccination test, esophageal dysphagia, neutrophilic esophagitis
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0001249 (intellectual disability)
CaseNotHPOFreeText: dysmorphic features, patient has normal psychomotor and cognitive development,
CasePreviousTesting: clinical exome sequencing
GenotypingMethod: sequencing
PreviouslyPublished: No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.
Variant: NM_005026.5(PIK3CD): [c.2608C > T (p.Arg870)] ; [c.2608C > T (p.Arg870)]
ClinVar: not
CAID:CA338307789
gnomAD: 0.0003%
SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data, clinical timeline and schematic with noted variants are in Figure 2 and Figure 3
CTLA4 Alteration and Neurologic Manifestations: A New Family with Large Phenotypic Variability and Literature Review
TLA4 Alteration and Neurologic Manifestations: A New Family with Large Phenotypic Variability and Literature Review
PMID:40149457 Gene:CTLA4 HGNC:HGNC:2505
age of 13
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
PIK3R1 mutations in individuals with insulin resistance or growth retardation: Case series and in silico functional analysis
PMID: 40420664
GENE: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8979
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
Case 1 is a 20‐year‐old Japanese male born at 39 weeks of gestation with a birth length of 45 cm and a birth weight of 1,990 g (−3.0 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) (Table 1). He was found to have glycosuria during a school urine test at the age of 12 years and started treatment with metformin for diabetes at 15 years. At the time of evaluation for the present study, he was taking an SGLT2 (sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2) inhibitor in addition to metformin (1,500 mg/day). The addition of the SGLT2 inhibitor had reduced his glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level from ~8% to ~6%. His fasting plasma glucose, serum immunoreactive insulin (IRI) concentrations, and serum C‐peptide at evaluation were 161 mg/dL, 35.8 μIU/mL, and 5.20 ng/mL, respectively. His HOMA‐IR was 14.2, and his HOMA‐β was 131.5%. He had a height of 163.4 cm (−1.2 SD) and weight of 38.5 kg (−2.7 SD), with a body mass index of 14.4 kg/m2 (−2.1 SD). He manifested facial characteristics of SHORT syndrome as well as adipose tissue atrophy in the upper body. He had hyperopic astigmatism and was diagnosed with anisometropic amblyopia at the age of 3 years. He had used an eye patch until the age of 8 years.
Case#: 20‐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: No relevant family history
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001511, HP:0000819, HP:0000855, HP:0040063, HP:0000484, HP:0000540, HP:0000483, HP:0000646, HP:0000684, HP:0000325, HP:0011220, HP:0000430, HP:0000331, HP:0000233, HP:0002714, HP:0100578
CaseHPOFreeText: Born at 39 weeks of gestation with a birth length of 45 cm and a birth weight of 1,990 g (−3.0 SD relative to the average for this gestational age). Weight at time of diagnosis was 38.5 kg (−1.2 SD), height 163.4 cm (−2.7 SD), body mass index 14.4 kg/m2 (−2.1 SD). He was found to have glycosuria during a school urine test at the age of 12 years and started treatment with metformin for diabetes at 15 years. Fasting plasma glucose, serum immunoreactive insulin (IRI) concentrations, and serum C‐peptide at evaluation were 161 mg/dL, 35.8 μIU/mL, and 5.20 ng/mL, respectively. HOMA‐IR was 14.2, and his HOMA‐β was 131.5%. Patient has facial characteristics of SHORT syndrome and adipose tissue atrophy in the upper body.
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0004322, HP:0001382, HP:0000023, HP:0000490, HP:0000558, HP:0000369, HP:0005328, HP:0000545, HP:0000593, HP:0000501, HP:0000963, HP:0007392, HP:0001249, HP:0000750, HP:0000365, HP:0000400
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.1945C>T
ClinVar: 60763
gnomAD: NR
SupplementalData: Table 1
Case 2 is a 6‐year‐old Japanese girl born at 36 weeks of gestation with a birth length of 43.1 cm (−1.3 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) and birth weight of 1,544 g (−2.7 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) (Table 1). At birth, she was suspected to have Silver‐Russell syndrome because of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). Her height was 104.0 cm and weight 12.6 kg at the time of evaluation for this study, indicating no apparent short stature (−1.0 SD relative to the average for this age). Her fasting plasma glucose, serum IRI concentrations, and serum C‐peptide were 108 mg/dL, 56.4 μIU/mL, and 6.95 ng/mL, respectively, with an HbA1c level of 5.2%. Her HOMA‐IR was 15.0, and her HOMA‐β was 451.2%. She manifested facial characteristics of SHORT syndrome (Figure 1a,b) and had a hearing impairment, with a hearing threshold of 30 and 50 dB in the right and left ears, respectively. Otitis media was apparent in the right ear, but not in the left.
Case#: 6‐year‐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: No relevant family history
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001511, HP:0000855, HP:0004322, HP:0000490, HP:0000684, HP:0000325, HP:0000430, HP:0000400, HP:0000369, HP:0005328, HP:0000545, HP:0000963, HP:0007392, HP:0000365
CaseHPOFreeText: Born with a birth length of 43.1 cm (−1.3 SD relative to the average for this gestational age) and birth weight of 1,544 g (−2.7 SD relative to the average for this gestational age). Her height was 104.0 cm and weight 12.6 kg at the time of evaluation for this study, indicating no apparent short stature (−1.0 SD relative to the average for this age). Her fasting plasma glucose, serum IRI concentrations, and serum C‐peptide were 108 mg/dL, 56.4 μIU/mL, and 6.95 ng/mL, respectively, with an HbA1c level of 5.2%. Her HOMA‐IR was 15.0, and her HOMA‐β was 451.2%. She had a hearing threshold of 30 and 50 dB in the right and left ears, respectively. Otitis media was apparent in the right ear, but not in the left. Patient had readily visible veins.
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000819, HP:0001382, HP:0000023, HP:0011220, HP:0000331, HP:0000233, HP:0002714, HP:0000540, HP:0000483, HP:0000593, HP:0000501, HP:0100578, HP:0001249, HP:0000750
CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A
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.1945C>T
ClinVar: 60763
gnomAD: NR
SupplementalData: Table 1, Figure 1a,b
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
Identification of A Novel Mutation of SHORT Syndrome: A Case Report
PMID: 40860302
Interesting SHORT syndrome article requiring annotation.
Atypical diabetes arising from SHORT syndrome: a case report
PMID: 39735640
Gene: PIK3R1
HGNC: 8979
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
Homozygous Loss of Function PIK3CD Mutation in Multiple Siblings Leading To B Cell Dysregulation and Autoimmunity
PMID: 41026257 GENE: PIK3CD HGNC: 8979
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
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
affected
Case#: II.4, 56-year-old male relative, age of onset 44
DiseaseAssertion: Spondylarthritis
Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4
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
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Case#: III.4, a 34-year-old female relative, unknown age of onset
DiseaseAssertion: Hashimoto disease
Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4
GenotypingMethod: high-throughput sequencing
CAID: CA350138665
summarized
Case#: IV.2, a 15 year old male realtive, unknown age of onset
CaseHPOFreeText: Ear, nose and throat infections; Dermatitis
Variant: c.379T >G variant in CTLA4
GenotypingMethod: high-throughput sequencing
CAID: CA350138665
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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
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
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
Case Report: Aplastic anemia related to a novel CTLA4 variant
PMID: 39220156 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC:2505
Neuroinflammation in CTLA-4 Haploinsufficiency: Case Report of a New Variant with Remarkable Response to Targeted Therapy
PMID: 41009791 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
A mutation in PIK3CD gene causing pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus
PMID: 31045771
Gene: PIK3CD
HGNC: 8977
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
Clinical and genetic features of CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency: a prospective study in China
PMID: 41904601 GENE: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Patient 7 (P7)
Case#: Patient 7 (P7) is a 50-year-old Chinese male.
DiseaseAssertion: Patients are asserted to have "CTLA4 haploinsufficiency (CTLA-4 h).
FamilyInfo:
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0012735 (Cough), HP:0002014 (Diarrhea), HP:0000988 (Skin rash), HP:0001596 (Alopecia), HP:0004313 (Decreased circulating immunoglobulin concentration), HP:0004386 (Gastrointestinal inflammation)
CaseHPOFreeText: Patient's symptoms onset in his late 30s with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms. He developed pruritic rashes on the abdomen and bottom of the feet, as well as alopecia. Gastrointestinal histopathology finding included intestinal metaplasia in the gastric angle and pyloric mucosa, as well as lymphoid follicle formation in the descending duodenum.
CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003493 (Antinuclear antibody positivity), HP:0034092 (Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positivity),
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Patient was negative for inflammatory bowel disease antibodies.
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.151C>T(p.Arg51Ter) variant.
ClinVar1: 161109
gnomAD1: The variant was not found in gnomAD v4.1.1.
Variant2: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_012452.3(TNFRSF13B):c.788C>T (p.Thr263Ile) variant.
ClinVar2: 1696714
gnomAD2: This variant has an allele frequency of 0.00009138 in gnomAD v4.1.1. (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr17-16939641-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4)
Variant3: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_012452.3(TNFRSF13B):c.178C>T (p.Arg60Cys) variant.
CAID3: CA8414096
gnomAD3: This variant has an allele frequency of 0.00006666 in gnomAD v4.1.1. (https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr17-16952467-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4)
SupplementalData: There is no supplemental data.
Abatacept Induces Long-Term Reconstitution of the B-Cell Niche in a Patient With CTLA-4 Haploinsufficiency
PMID: 39689284 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
A 14-year-old adolescent girl first developed a relapsing-remitting inflammatory CNS disorder and thrombocytopenia in 1999
Case#: The patient is a 39-year-old female with symptom onset at 14.
DiseaseAssertion: The patient is asserted to have "CTLA-4 happloinsufficiency." "Affected patients develop cytopenia, lymphoproliferative disorders, and hypogammaglobulinemia and are prone to a variety of autoimmune phenomena."
FamilyInfo: None provided
CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001873 (Thrombocytopenia), HP:0001888 (Lymphopenia), HP:0001903 (Anemia), HP:0004313 (Decreased circulating immunoglobulin concentration), HP:0002028 (Chronic diarrhea), HP:0002024 (Malabsorption), HP:0001596 (Alopecia), HP:4000055 (Intestinal inflammation), HP:0006824 (Cranial nerve paralysis), HP:0002090 (Pneumonia), HP:0001269 (Hemiparesis)
CaseHPOFreeText: CSF analysis showed intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulins G and M. MRI showed disseminated T2-hyperintense lesions, some lesions indicated long-lasting gadolinium enhancement (Figure 1A). PET scan-guided brain biopsy showed sustained myeline integrity, massive infiltration of T cells, and presence of few perivascular B cells. Infectious or neoplastic conditions were ruled out.
CaseNotHPOs: N/A
CaseNotHPOFreeText: Laboratory testing was negative for infectious or rheumatologic conditions. Brain vessel angiography was normal.
CasePreviousTesting: None reported.
GenotypingMethod: Sequencing of the LRBA and CTLA4 genes was performed. Authors did not elaborate on methodology or assay.
PreviouslyPublished No prior article is known to contain information on the same proband.
Variant: The patient is heterozygous for the NM_005214.5(CTLA4):c.322_323insT (p.Ser108MetfsTer46) variant.
CAID: CA3270658428
gnomAD: This variant is not found in gnomAD v4.1.1.
SupplementalData: Figure 1A shows MRI scans from 2014-2021. Figure 1B shows immunomodulatory treatment of the patient. Figure 1C shows blood lymphocyte count and lymphocyte subsets over time. Figure 1D shows Crohn disease activity index, blood platelet count, and serum immunoglobulins. Figure 2 shows single-cell RNA sequencing of peripheral blood monocular cells.
CNS demyelination associated with immune dysregulation and a novel CTLA-4 variant
PMID: 34097529
Gene: CTLA4
HGNC: 2505
Immune dysregulation from a novel CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency variant
PMID: 41608053 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
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
Case report: Pediatric patient with severe clinical course of CTLA-4 insufficiency treated with HSCT
PMID: 39624103 Gene: CTLA4 HGNC: 2505
AB-MCTS(Adaptive Branching Monte Carlo Tree Search)です。これは、推論のプロセスを「木の探索」として捉え
将蒙特卡洛树搜索(MCTS)——一个 AlphaGo 时代的博弈 AI 技术——应用于商业调研推理,这个跨领域迁移令人惊讶。MCTS 的本质是在不确定的巨大搜索空间中,通过「探索-利用」平衡找到最优路径。商业研究的本质也是如此:在无数假设和信息源中,判断哪条线索值得深挖。Sakana 用博弈论的搜索框架重新定义了研究工作流——这在学术上已被 NeurIPS 2025 认可为 Spotlight 级贡献。
ブレンステッド=ローリーの定義までであれば(=高校の化学までであれば)、酸化還元と酸塩基との違いは、電子かプロトンかの違いですよという理解もできたのですが、ルイスによる酸・塩基の定義にまで拡張すると(=大学で化学を勉強すると)、本質的な違いは何か?を再度考える必要があったというわけです。
アレニウスの定義、ブレンステッド=ローリーの定義、ルイスの定義と拡張してきたので、結局大学生になったらルイスの定義で全てを済ませればいいのかというとそういうものでもないようです。多くの場合はブレンステッド=ローリーの定義によって化学反応を理解し、その定義に収まらない化学反応に関してはルイスの定義で理解するというスタンスみたいですね。 (特に水溶液系では)ブレンステッド・ローリーの定義は今でも大切です。そもそもルイスによる定義はプロトンが関与しないので,pH(水素イオン濃度)で酸の強さを表すことができず,それだけを考えても不便です。ですから概念としてはルイスで統一できたとしても,ブレンステッド・ローリーが使える範疇ではこちらを使うというのが実際です。
12260
DOI: 10.5713/ab.23.0402
Resource: RRID:Addgene_12260
Curator: @olekpark
SciCrunch record: RRID:Addgene_12260
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If, on the other hand, I were to show you a brain scan taken before I believed it was going to rain, and after, there is no one in the world who could have the faintest clue what ideas these pictures were illustrating.
They're working on it, for example, The neural architecture of language: Integrative modeling converges on predictive processing
But the truths of religion appear in the lives of believers, not in their theologies,
Tests of ideological purity have almost nothing to do with political reality.
Ab paaka la yore.
Il a un couteau sur lui.
ab -- a.
paaka bi -- (Portuguese) knife. 🔪
la -- he (?).
yore v. -- to have under his dependence, to have in his charge, to have in the hands.

space exploration is important
Its not only important for our curiosity but for the future of mankind too. It inspires people to be scientists, astronauts,and engineers that will even further help the space program. Nasa also does a lot of environmentally friendly projects even though they burn a lot of rocket fuel. They also study a lot of how to help the earth out from energy usage to climate change. Nasa also improves our daily lives with many objects they have created such as baby formulas, cell phone cameras, shoe insoles, and memory foam. Not only does he space program help on earth and beyond it, it also helps us put ourselves and the universe in perspective.
US crime
Originally a British daily newspaper, the Guardian has expanded its reach to worldwide news reporting on a variety of issues.
Jessica Valenti
Jessica Valenti is a feminist author and blogger, and is the founder of feministing.com. A short biography of Valenti can be viewed at: http://jessicavalenti.com/about
"Dismissing violent misogynists as 'crazy' is a neat way of saying that violent misogyny is an individual problem, not a cultural one,"
McEwan expertly phrases this important point! This excerpt could be used to support my claim that culturally, white males are privileged and coddled which can lead to violent outbursts.
(Only last month, a young woman was allegedly stabbed to death for rejecting a different young man's prom invitation.)
By offering further evidence of misogynistic crime, the reader begins to understand how pressing this issue is. This plays to both the ethos and logos of Valenti. Ethos, because the author includes a link to the source, and logos because a list of examples can be seen as data, as evidence of wrongdoing.
But to dismiss this as a case of a lone "madman" would be a mistake.
Valenti is aware of the way in which crimes of this nature (and their perpetrators) are typically addressed in the media, and she makes a point to not allow the excuses. Too many times, excuses are made for men who commit heinous crimes like this. The perpetrator is referred to as the "lone wolf" who got in over his head, or was in some other way irresponsible for his own actions. By addressing this issue head on, Valenti gains trust from the reader and grows her ethos.
We should know this by now, but it bears repeating: misogyny kills.
Valenti addresses her claim head-on here. Misogyny is toxic ideology that contributes to white male privilege. When that privilege is disrupted, and self-image is threatened, disaster can ensue.
Elliot Rodger's California shooting spree: further proof that misogyny kills
Valenti, Jessica. "Elliot Rodger's California Shooting Spree: Further Proof That Misogyny Kills." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 24 May 2014. Web. 13 Oct. 2016.
Tal Fortgang is a freshman from New Rochelle, NY.
In all fairness, Fortgang is considerably younger than any other author whose work I annotated. However, his work is published to be read and evaluated by whomever sees it, and he is still responsible for any stance he chooses to take on an issue.
Opinion Education
TIME is a well-trusted source across the United States and around the world. However, reading this article makes me wonder how loosely regulated the publishing process is. This article comes off largely as a complaint regarding human interaction, and less of a professional essay on privilege in America.
Behind every success, large or small, there is a story, and it isn’t always told by sex or skin color.
This excerpt is a piece of Fortgang's claim. On a broader scale, this article's purpose is to address those who attempt to remind Fortgang of his privilege and explain why those people are out of line.
Perhaps my privilege is that those two resilient individuals came to America with no money and no English, obtained citizenship,
Objectively, this article is full of evidence to support the author's claim, but all of this so-called evidence is personal information. Personal information is impossible to corroborate which leaves the reader to simply trust the author to report honestly. However, in some respects, personal anecdotes can contribute to an author's ethos and pathos. Some audiences may find the content relatable, and agree with Fortgang that privilege is something to embrace and not to be ashamed of. If a reader agrees with Fortgang's assertions, their common frustration will build trust and emotional connection.
When we similarly sacrifice for our descendents by caring for the planet, it’s called “environmentalism,” and is applauded. But when we do it by passing along property and a set of values, it’s called “privilege.”
Personally, I do not believe that I am sacrificing anything in trying to better our environment, and that makes this comparison fall short. Separately, one thing to make clear in teaching people about privilege is that no one is at fault, and having privilege is not inherently bad. This article is somewhat difficult to argue because Fortgang's understanding or description of privilege is surface level. "Property and a set of values" are arbitrary to the discussion of pervasive, institutional racism.
Assuming they’ve benefitted from “power systems” or other conspiratorial imaginary institutions denies them credit for all they’ve done, things of which you may not even conceive.
This article serves as a perfect example of what the "other side" believes about white privilege and institutional racism.
Now would you say that we’ve been really privileged? That our success has been gift-wrapped?
Fortgang has a narrow view of privilege. An audience that disagreed with the author would assert that privilege is not just freedom from oppression, it is entwined in every aspect of society. Privilege is bigger than a family name or "legacy" as Fortgang states. It is layered, and its effects seep into every level of culture, economics, law enforcement, and further.
But I do condemn them for diminishing everything I have personally accomplished, all the hard work I have done in my life, and for ascribing all the fruit I reap not to the seeds I sow but to some invisible patron saint of white maleness who places it out for me before I even arrive.
Again, a little too over-embellished, this sentence forces readers to piece things together. On another note, this sounds interestingly similar to the hypotheses of Lowery and Unzueta. When faced with evidence of white privilege and the myth of meritocracy, whites will feel their personal hardships have been downplayed and will be threatened by the thought that their accomplishments may have been handed to them because of their race.
The phrase, handed down by my moral superiors, descends recklessly, like an Obama-sanctioned drone, and aims laser-like at my pinkish-peach complexion, my maleness, and the nerve I displayed in offering an opinion rooted in a personal Weltanschauung.
Beginning the article with this statement will either hook or alienate the audience, depending on their opinions regarding these current issues of political correctness. Either way, from a writing standpoint, the casual yet dramatized tone makes for a strange introduction.
Tal Fortgang
Upon googling Fortgang's name, the first several results are articles responding and criticizing Fortgang for this very article.
Why I’ll Never Apologize for My White Male Privilege
This title certainly does not beat around the bush.
Fortgang, Tal. "Why I'll Never Apologize for My White Male Privilege." Time. Time, 2 May 2014. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.
References
Unzueta, Miguel M., and Brian S. Lowery. "Defining Racism Safely: The Role of Self-image Maintenance on White Americans’ Conceptions of Racism." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 44.6 (2008): 1491-497. Elsevier. Web. 10 Oct. 2016.
White privilege represents an external attribution for Whites’ personal success that threatens to discount their internal attributions (e.g., talent and effort) for such success.
This is a powerful point that illustrates why many individuals, when faced with evidence of white privilege, want to deny the facts: they feel threatened by the downplay of their own contributions to success (e.g. merit).
Defining racism safely: The role of self-image maintenance on white Americans’ conceptions of racism
While reading this, I kept considering the authors' names and could not understand why, until I remembered that these writers also contributed to the second article I annotated, "Deny, Distance, or Dismantle"! This helps me as a reader to trust that these experts truly know what they are talking about.
Unlike the individual conception of racism, the institutional conception of racism suggests that racism can occur without the deliberately discriminatory actions of prejudiced individuals
Lowery and Unzueta explain the differences between the individual and institutional conceptions of racism, giving examples for each. This keeps the audience on the same page as the writers, and encourages ethos.
We argue that
This short paragraph states all sides of the claim in understandable concise sentences, part by part. First, white Americans may deny racism as an institutional issue because it makes the individual more aware of the privilege he or she possesses due to the color of their skin. The authors found that is it is much less threatening to white individuals when they consider race an individual issue, a case-to-case offense, because then they are not faced with their privilege.
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 518 Memorial Way Stanford, CA
Author Brian S. Lowery is currently a professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business in California. He earned his doctorate at the institution for which his co-author currently teaches, UCLA. Lowery's work also focuses on inequality experienced by individuals. In fact, his findings indicate that "individuals distinguish between inequalities framed as advantage as opposed to disadvantage," and that this correlates to "how individuals perceive inequality and the steps they take, if any, to reduce it," (Stanford Graduate School of Business).
Both authors have focused their academic passion on the issue of diversity, social inequality, and perception of racial inequality. In sharing their findings on white's perception of racial in equality, the authors can shed light on the psychology behind the issue, hopefully having a positive impact on future race relations.
Biography and information on Lowery: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/faculty/brian-lowery
Department of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles
Author Miguel M. Unzueta is an associate professor of Management and Organizations at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Unzueta's work focuses on the interworkings of social hierarchy and how that affects the way in which we view social in equality as a society. A short biography is available at the School of Management's website: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/management-and-organizations/faculty/unzueta
To cite this article: Annesa Flentje PhD, Nicholas C. Heck PhD & Bryan N. Cochran PhD(2014) Experiences of Ex-Ex-Gay Individuals in Sexual Reorientation Therapy: Reasons forSeeking Treatment, Perceived Helpfulness and Harmfulness of Treatment, and Post-TreatmentIdentification, Journal of Homosexuality, 61:9, 1242-1268,
This is the MLA citation: Flentje, Annesa, Nicholas C. Heck, and Bryan N. Cochran. "Experiences of Ex-Ex-Gay Individuals in Sexual Reorientation Therapy: Reasons for Seeking Treatment, Perceived Helpfulness and Harmfulness of Treatment, and Post-Treatment Identification." Journal of Homosexuality 61.9 (2014): 1242-268. Web.
Journal of Homosexuality, 61:1242–1268, 2014Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLCISSN: 0091-8369 print/1540-3602 online
This article is found in an academic journal, which means that it is reliable.
Sexual reorientation therapy remains a controversial area of practice; thereare widespread concerns that reorientation therapy is harmful, and recentstudies (e.g., Spitzer,2003) that are cited to support the effectivenessof reorientation therapy have been heavily criticized on methodologicalgrounds.
The psychologists behind this study and article respond to the idea that conversion therapy is useful to the lgbt+ community because through their experiment they disprove this 'logic' of the other side's arguments. They want to prove that conversion therapy causes more issues for people then if these people were able to just express their lgbt+ identities. People with extreme religious backgrounds may disagree with this article because they want to believe that even though they are putting their children in harms way through this therapy, that the end result of their children being able to live an eternal life in heaven is more important.
Showed me that ex-gay ministries/mentalitywas cult-like and destructive, overall, byproffering false hopes and promotingfurther/more rigid thinking and selfcondemnation.”Mental health or otherhealth issues addressed5 (4.4%) “He recognized I was really depressed andconnected me with medical professionalswho diagnosed my depression and suppliedantidepressants–-possibly saving my life.”
Through the study that these authors conducted on lgbt+ people who had underwent conversion therapy at some point of their lives, the data and quotes from these people who have experienced the harshness of the therapy, they establish pathos. Pathos is shown because these people went through traumatic events and still identify as lgbt+. This study shows that the harm that they went through to become heterosexual was not worth it in the end.
The purpose of this study is to thematically examine the experiencesof people who have undergone reorientation therapy and have determinedthat an ex-gay life is not for them: ex-ex-gay (or ex-ex-lesbian) individuals.This study seeks to identify the reasons that led these individuals to seekreorientation therapy and the reasons that they later chose to claim a gay orlesbian identity.
This study is interesting to me because it shows that conversion therapy may never actually work on anyone. It makes me question if there is anyone who would say that it helped them realize that they are heterosexual instead of homosexual? If there are people out there who believe conversion therapy was a good thing for their identity, are they in denial because of the pain that conversion therapy brings or did it truly change their identity? This is something I would like to investigate more with in the future.
Despite the shift away from clinical interventions designed to changesexual orientation after homosexuality was depathologized, Zucker (2003)described a movement that began in the early 1990s that advocated forthe existence of sexual reorientation therapy, with the position that clients’wishes to change their sexual orientation should be honored by theirtherapists
Flent Je, Heck, and Cochran decide to use arguments of the other side's perspective in order to show that the controversy of conversion therapy has multiple arguments and sides that show the complexity of the topic at hand. This evidence is reliable because they also cite their sources and invite the other side into the conversation. It may not be a recent discovery, since Zucker's argument appeared in 2003; however, it is an excellent idea on the authors' of this article to include to show the history of the controvery of conversion therapy being used on lgbt+ individuals. Since, they include arguments of the other side, it helps establish even more ethos because they are willing to acknowledge the people who have not agreed with their views on this therapy in the past. This shows that the authors are not bias and have done research on all angles of the controversy.
Sexual reorientation therapy, or interventions that are designed to changesomeone’s sexual orientation from lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) to hetero-sexual, continues despite the fact that homosexuality and bisexuality are notmental disorders. These interventions are controversial and possibly iatro-genic, as most major mental health organizations have noted while criticizing
This is the claim that the authors are making through their observations of the certain lgbt+ individuals that they decided to write about. They state that homosexuality is not a mental disorder and should not be treated as one, especially not with conversion therapy, since it causes the individual more pain.
ANNESA FLENTJE, PhDDepartment of Psychology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana; Department ofPsychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California, USANICHOLAS C. HECK, PhDDepartment of Psychology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana; Department ofPsychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USABRYAN N. COCHRAN, PhDDepartment of Psychology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Flent Je, Heck, and Cochran are the authors of this article. They are all professors in Psychology, which establishes their ethos because they are all professionals in their field of study and will be able to analyze the harmful affects of conversion therapy successfully.
Another activist went as far as to undergo the shock treatment and can be seen twitching on a hospital bed as an assistant zaps his body.
[](https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/20/gay-pride-china-activists-fight-conversion-therapy/ This is a link to an article that is about a man who went through conversion therapy in China and how he is planning to fight for it becoming banned. This helps relate this article to what it is like in another country besides America.
Warning: Scenes some may find upsetting
Https://www.facebook.com/JournalistAmyWillis. "Gay Men Still Subjected to Electric Shocks to 'cure' Their Sexuality." Metro Gay Men Still Subjected to Electric Shock Therapy to Cure Theirsexuality. N.p., 08 Oct. 2015. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.
This is the MLA format for this source.
Shen, who is deputy director of one of China’s largest gay rights groups, said often parents who are unwilling to accept their child’s sexuality may forced them to undergo the painful treatments.
The documentary establishes pathos through talking to Chinese lgbt+ youth, as well as by showing disturbing clips of the conversion therapy process in China. The documentary does not include bias because it gives insight on what the doctors who perform conversion therapy in China believe and provides insight on what lgbt+ youth are subjected to.
Shen, who is deputy director of one of China’s largest gay rights groups, said often parents who are unwilling to accept their child’s sexuality may forced them to undergo the painful treatments.
The documentary amplifies that conversion therapy is something that Chinese parents are willing to make their lgbt+ youth go through in order to make sure that they will not shame their family. In China, it is less about the religious aspect of homosexuality and more about how lgbt+ youth affect the honor and status of the entire family. The documentary shows that the conversion therapy that happens in China is hurtful to the individuals that are forced into it by their family members to restore honor. The people who would disagree with this documentary, as to why conversion therapy is harmful, would be the families who feel that their lgbt+ youth should feel ashamed that they cannot bring future generations to their families. Personally, I think this documentary will be an excellent source to include in the future because it shows the perspective that China has on lgbt+ youth and also brings a new direction with how another country feels. Usually with the homosexuality argument and the conversion therapy debate, the opposing side is arguing due to their religion, but this debate is more about honor of a family.
Unreported World, China’s Gay Shock Therapy, will air on Friday at 7.30pm on Channel 4.
The author of this article is Amy Willis; however, she is not the person who created the documentary. She is just reporting on the documentary that the source 'Unreported World' created.
The article appears on the internet to get the word out there that there is a documentary that will be airing live in order to show that conversion therapy takes place in more than just one country in the world.
Doctors in China were secretly filmed by Channel 4 reporters selling bogus ‘conversion therapy’ treatments for homosexuality for hundreds of pounds.
The stakeholder in this video article are the lgbt+ individuals in China as well as the viewpoints of the doctors who are subjecting these people to conversion therapy. It is reliable because they interviewed both sets of people, since it was filmed it is known that this is exactly what they said about the topic.
Nursing standard
This article would not let me use hypothesis.is in the actual article; however, I decided to write the entire source needs up here.
Erin Dean is the author of this article that appeared in the news. As a reporter, Dean is expected to research conversion therapy through out time. This source does not provide much insight on the conversion therapy or the lgbt+ youth that are subjected to it; however, it does provide an interesting viewpoint on how it affected the people who were on the other side of these tests.
Dean suggests that this 'cure' of conversion therapy on lgbt+ individuals through out the ages is unpleasant and harsh; however, it also explains that conversion therapy was not just harsh on the patients, but those involved with administering these treatments were also affected.
Dean explains that conversion therapy is harmful to more than just one group, which may be an unpopular opinion to people who believe this is solely an lgbt+ individual's issue because they may believe that by talking about the nurses and doctors involved in this practice that it takes away from the issue at hand.
The author of this article uses the facts of historic occurrences and suicides that happened to people who were involved in conversion therapy.
I would need to do more research on how the stakeholder of nurses and doctors involved are affected by doing following orders of hurting the lgbt+ individuals for their 'treatments'. The nurses are stakeholders because they have opinions on the horrifying therapy that they placed on another human being. [](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/28/gay-conversion-therapy-ruins-lives-lgbt-rights This article explains that conversion therapy hurts lgbt+ the most, however, it should affect the community as a whole.
Shock therapies
Here is the MLA Citation: Dean, Erin. "Shock Therapies." Nursing Standard 30.23 (2016): 25. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
In his 2006 article in theJournal of the Islamic MedicalAssociation of North America(JIMA)
This source is goes into more depth on the Islamic views on homosexuality, which provides a base on what their views on conversion therapy may be.
Junaid B. Jahangir, PhDaand Hussein Abdul-latif, MD
These are the authors of the article and are professors with PhD's. This shows that they are qualified and have knowledge in their field of study for homosexuality and conversion therapy.
This is a journal that this article is derived from in order to critique the journal that was created by Ahmed, as well as to explain the Islamic viewpoint on the situation of conversion therapy.
Junaid B. Jahangir PhD & Hussein Abdul-latif MD (2016) Investigatingthe Islamic Perspective on Homosexuality, Journal of Homosexuality, 63:7, 925-954,
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Kutty’s juxtaposing of pornography, in the context of gays and lesbians,allows some conservative Muslims to establish causality between pornogra-phy and sexual orientation. However, confessions on a site on asexualityreveal how some heterosexuals and asexuals occasionally watch homosexualpornography despite having no desire in masturbation or establishing asexual relationship with members of the same gender (
Junaid B. Jahangir and Hussein Abdul-latif establish credibility through the evidence that they use throughout their article. They explain that Kutty's reasons for supporting conversion therapy are not justifiable, and then provide statistics and research based evidence, as to why these reasons are not logical reasons for conversion therapy to be needed.
I think for the future of my research, that this source will be helpful because I will be able to include other countries views and reasons for using conversion therapy to strengthen my argument against it.
Assuch, the intended audience for this critique is Muslim counselors, profes-sionals, and community leaders, who continue to ignore the predominantposition among professional psychologists and psychiatrists on the accep-tance of the sexual orientation of gays and lesbians and on the harms ofreparative therapy, and who persist in perpetuating the framework used bythe National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality(NARTH) due to their religious convictions.
Since the author of this article is an American, he could be bias to the Islamic faith and viewpoints. However, this may be unlikely considering America has individuals who are religious as well with the same kind of approach to conversion therapy that doctors have over there.
reparative therapy groups. He also associated mental health issues and fataldiseases with homosexuality rather than societal prejudice. As such, hedistinguished between orientation and action, and based on“Islamic values”he counseled permanent celibacy for homosexuals.
The author of this article is arguing against the ideas of a different homosexual viewpoint through the perspective that Islam has. The author uses evidence from an Islamic source to point out the flaws of the idea that sexuality can be changed through a variety of ways that may be harmful to an individual. Also this compares and contrasts America's ideas of homosexuality versus another country. In the American culture many arguments against homosexuals is mostly based on religious affiliations, which seems to also be the same approach many of the Islamic faith have as well.
no evidence of people being born gay and to underscore the need forhaving positive loving male figures to help with identity development. Inanother online response, the questioner is informed that homosexuality is asevere illness that must be treated, one that arises due to weakness of faith orfailing to pray (Muslims of Calgary,2011). He is counseled that throughrepentance theharam(prohibited) desires of many homosexuals have dis-appeared, and he is therefore advised to get married
Junaid B. Jahangir and Hussein Abdul-latif are responding to the views of the Islamic faith and their views on homosexuality and the treatment that would be best for this 'mental illness'. The author's disagree with the point of views that are explained by conservative Muslims, who would also not share the viewpoints of the authors of this article. Since, the Islamic faith categorizes homosexuality under a mental illness, the way they handle it is harsh and meant to be solutions to an actual disease.
Not only would the Islamic faith disagree with the viewpoints presented in this article, but they would also be considered a stakeholder in the topic of conversion therapy. Since, conversion therapy is different for other cultures and does happen around the world, they do have different ways to go about the therapy. This is a reliable source for the Islamic faith viewpoint on homosexuals and conversion therapy because the article features many thoughts by a Muslim doctor.
thoughts of unearned racial privilege made highly identified Whites feel insecure about their superior social position, which they in turn attempted to justify by derogating the less fortunate group
The study the authors identified earlier in the paragraph is summed up excellently in this one statement. When faced with examples of the privileges of whiteness, those who identified strongly with their whiteness tended to feel threatened and insecure, consequently directing that negativity toward the outgroup.
identification with whiteness was associated with what the historian George Lipsitz (1998) termed a “possessive investment in whiteness”—manifested, in this case, by opposition to policies that diminish White privilege.
Said in other terms, increased pride in whiteness equates to increased opposition to legislation that could negatively impact white privilege. This reminds me of the fact that most violent or murderous incidents in the news lately have been committed by white men who have considerable white pride and act out against people or groups threatening their privilege.
“invisible knapsack”
Peggy McIntosh's "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" is an important and eye opening read! I was assigned to read this in a Race and Membership in American History class in high school. Here's a link to it: http://nationalseedproject.org/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack
So, what are the arguments for the invisibility thesis, and how compelling are they?
The authors interestingly admit that they disagree with the invisibility thesis, yet still want to discuss what it means and how credible it is. Continuing to give the audience both sides of the argument further solidifies ethos.
We argue that this view is inaccurate
Before this statement, the authors are addressing what those with opposing views think about the topic of whiteness and privilege. This plays toward their ethos because it clearly outlines for the reader both sides of the issue, helping the reader to feel informed and to trust the authors to deliver credible information.
deny, distance, or dismantle (3D) model articulates three identity-management strategies: denial of White privilege, distancing from whiteness, and dismantling of privilege. Further, we argue that Whites’ choice of strategy shapes their concern for racial inequality and commitment to measures that might reduce it.
Furthermore, the authors use the terminology and apply it to their theory that when faced with evidence of white privilege, a white person will react in one of three ways, each reaction relating to their "concern for racial inequality and commitment to measures that might reduce it."
White identity management—actively “tuning” their cognitions concerning whiteness in ways that immunize the self from threat
Knowles, Lowery, Chow and Unzueta give the reader vocabulary, defining and explaining the terms they use to discuss their theories. This works to hold the audience at the same academic level as the writers, assuring there is nothing lost in translation, so to speak.
We argue that this view is inaccurate and that racial inequality cannot be adequately understood without accounting for Whites’ perceptions of, and reactions to, their race and privileged position in the social order.
The authors directly address their claim in this statement. Beginning the article with the reference to Ebony magazine vaguely introduces the topic of discussion, then by the end of the second paragraph it is understood by the audience what the intention and argument of the article is.
Deny
Knowles, E. D., B. S. Lowery, R. M. Chow, and M. M. Unzueta. "Deny, Distance, or Dismantle? How White Americans Manage a Privileged Identity." Perspectives on Psychological Science 9.6 (2014): 594-609. PsycINFO [EBSCO]. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
While!Pakistan!was!created!with!the!intention!of!equal!rights!for!all!citizens,!ZiaEulEHaq’s! militaryEcoup! and! subsequent! presidency! from! 1977E1988! shifted! the! track!by!changing!many!of!these!laws.!In!line!with!his!notorious!Islamization!process,!Zia!believed! in! his! own! version! of!‘true! Islam’! and! there! in! implemented! the! Hudood!Ordinance!in!1979,!enforcing!Qur’anic!punishments!in!their!literal!form.
I would use this source by integrating the history of Pakistan and Pakistani women to better understand the reasons why Pakistan got to be where it is now, in terms of both women's and other citizens oppression throughout past years. Also, it shows how Islamic ideals and misinterpretations came to play such an important role as an underlying reason to inflict such harsh conditions on women. This piece selected from the article also gives evidence in supporting the author's original claim. It's stating how equal right was the original goal for Pakistan, however the shift in presidency form 1977-1988 played a substantial role in the islamization process. This reflects what the author was saying about women's oppression being a long time problem.
From!1956!onwards,!women!were!allowed!the!right!to!vote!in!national!elections!and!were!allotted! a! number! of! seats! in! the!Parliament.3(I
This demonstrates how there was attempts at progression in Pakistan when it comes to women's rights but it was never successful. It relates back to Rathore's claim because it shows that women's rights have been a problem for a long period of time and have continued to be a problem.
The! 1950sE1970s! were! progressive! years! for! women’s! rights! in! Pakist
The authors is claiming that Pakistani women still struggle with equal rights today just as they have for a mass amount of time.
Women's Rights in Pakistan: The Zina Ordinance& the Need for Reform
Rathore, Minah Ali, "Women's Rights in Pakistan: The Zina Ordinance & the Need for Reform" (2015).Center for Public PolicyAdministration Capstones.Paper 38
Minah Ali Rathore
This is the only published article I could obtain by this author.
That was the most eye-opening finding in a Pew Research Center study on science literacy undertaken in cooperation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and released in January. The survey represented a sample of 2,002 adult citizens and 3,748 scientists, all members of the AAAS.
A company that has vested interest in making GMOs appear safe.
Yes, there is a vigorous public discussion over GMOs. Yes, the thought of tinkering with our food in a lab—unaccountable scientists mixing steaming flasks—conjures up visions of soylent green and grotesque deformities. Let us acknowledge it; no one wants “technology” for dessert. The thought of GMO foods is not appetizing!
The author really connects to the opposition here, voicing their concerns and somewhat agreeing with them.
then tested the heck out of them for safety and allergenicity
In all the previous articles I've read it has been stated that these GMOs are not required to be tested, so I would probably like to research this topic more so I could determine whether or not these products are tested for safety.
You may have read, from anti-GMO websites or oh so reliable sources like Dr. Oz, or Jeffrey Smith’s Institute for Responsible Technology or Food Babe that the use of GMOs has unleashed a pesticide tsunami that is sweeping across the plains. Not
The overtly sarcastic tone in this article is just obnoxious. With such a controversial topic I think it would be wise for the author to be a bit more serious.
Introduced barely a decade ago, now upwards of 90 percent of Indian cotton is grown using Bt seeds
While bragging that the crops have been introduced very recently and their benefits in such a short time the author is missing the very controversial point that these crops have not been tested for their long term effects.
Among other nefarious tactics, anti-GMO activist posing as journalists have been telling farmer that their children could become paralyzed from eating Br brinjal.
This statement seems overly defensive possibly turning away the author's intended audience. It also has improper grammar, further lessening the author's credibility.
Westerners usually associate the plight of Pakistani women with religious oppression, but the reality is far more complicated. A certain mentality is deeply ingrained in strictly patriarchal societies like Pakistan. Poor and uneducated women must struggle daily for basic rights, recognition, and respect. They must live in a culture that defines them by the male figures in their lives, even though these women are often the breadwinners for their families
This passage builds the author's ethos. By acknowledging that although religion is associated with women's oppression it is not the only thing that affects their rights, treatment, and accessibility to education.
On the night of his birth, while my whole family was celebrating, I went to my uncle's house to get more bread. I didn't know a young man was there. In the empty home, he took advantage of me; he did things that I didn't understand; he touched my chest. Before I could realize, there was a cloth over my mouth and I was being raped. I was having trouble walking back home; I felt faint and I had a headache. This happens a lot in villages. Young girls are raped, murdered, and buried. No one is able to trace them after their disappearance. If a woman is not chaste, she is unworthy of marriage. All he did is ask for forgiveness and they let him go as it was best to avoid having others find out what had happened. He didn't receive any punishment even though he ruined me. People may have forgotten what he did, but I never forgot. Now, he is married and living his life happily. I blame my own fate; I am just unlucky that this happened to me.
I will use this an example of what happens to girls. Not only are they raped but they are thought to be unworthy. This is a perfect example of how Pakistan is a patriarchal society. The man didn't receive any punishment or repercussions for his actions while the young girl is dealing with the loss of worth. All of these cases help to build the author's logos and ethos. These are real life events that reflect that there are several different reasons why this is happening and several different factors for why nothing gets done about it.