University Department of Pediatrics, Unit of Immune and Infectious Diseases, Childrens' Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Front Immunol. 2019 Feb 14;10:130. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00130. eCollection 2019.
We described for the first time a female patient with the simultaneous presence of two homozygous mutations in and genes presenting with pyogenic bacterial infections, elevated IgE, and persistent EBV viremia. In addition to defective TLR/IL1R-signaling, we described novel functional alterations into the myeloid compartment. In particular, we demonstrated a defective production of reactive oxygen species exclusively in monocytes upon stimulation, the inability of immature mono-derived DCs (iDCs) to differentiate into mature DCs (mDCs) and the incapacity of mono-derived macrophages (MDMs) to resolve BCG infection . Our data do not provide any evidence for digenic inheritance in our patient, but rather for the association of two monogenic disorders. This case illustrates the importance of using next generation sequencing (NGS) to determine the most accurate and early diagnosis in atypical clinical and immunological phenotypes, and with particular concern in consanguineous families. Indeed, besides the increased susceptibility to recurrent invasive pyogenic bacterial infections due to MYD88 deficiency, the identification of mutations underline the risk of developing invasive fungal infections emphasizing the careful monitoring for the occurrence of fungal infection and the opportunity of long-term antifungal prophylaxis.
我们首次描述了一名女性患者同时存在 和 基因的两个纯合突变,表现为化脓性细菌感染、IgE 升高和持续 EBV 病毒血症。除了 TLR/IL1R 信号缺陷外,我们还描述了骨髓细胞中新型的功能改变。具体而言,我们证明了在 刺激下单核细胞中活性氧物质的产生缺陷,不成熟单核细胞衍生的 DC(iDC)无法分化为成熟 DC(mDC),单核细胞衍生的巨噬细胞(MDM)无法清除 BCG 感染。我们的数据不能为患者的双基因遗传提供任何证据,而只是两种单基因疾病的关联。该病例说明了使用下一代测序(NGS)在非典型临床和免疫表型中确定最准确和早期诊断的重要性,特别是在近亲家庭中。事实上,除了由于 MYD88 缺陷导致复发性侵袭性化脓性细菌感染的易感性增加外, 突变的鉴定强调了发生侵袭性真菌感染的风险,需要仔细监测真菌感染的发生,并提供长期抗真菌预防的机会。