Salerno Teresa, Peca Donatella, Menchini Laura, Schiavino Alessandra, Boldrini Renata, Esposito Fulvio, Danhaive Olivier, Cutrera Renato
Pneumology Unit - Department of Pediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
Research Laboratory, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza S Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
Ital J Pediatr. 2016 Feb 29;42:23. doi: 10.1186/s13052-016-0235-x.
Monoallelic mutations of the Surfactant Protein C gene (SFTPC) are associated with Interstitial Lung Disease in children. I73T is the most common mutation, accounting for 30 % of all cases reported.
We describe three patients carrying the same I73T SPC mutation with very different phenotypes, clinical course (ranging from mild respiratory symptoms to death for respiratory failure) and outcome.
The disease mechanisms associated with SP-C mutations suggest that the combination of individual genetic background and environmental factors contribute largely to the wide variability of clinical expression. Infants, children and adults with ILD of unknown etiology should be investigated for SP-C genetic abnormalities.
表面活性蛋白C基因(SFTPC)的单等位基因突变与儿童间质性肺疾病相关。I73T是最常见的突变,占所有报道病例的30%。
我们描述了三名携带相同I73T SPC突变的患者,其具有非常不同的表型、临床病程(从轻度呼吸道症状到因呼吸衰竭死亡)和结局。
与SP-C突变相关的疾病机制表明,个体遗传背景和环境因素的组合在很大程度上导致了临床表型的广泛变异性。病因不明的ILD婴儿、儿童和成人应进行SP-C基因异常的调查。