Pediatric Immunohematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Front Immunol. 2022 Sep 29;13:910021. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.910021. eCollection 2022.
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is an autosomal recessive disease associated with a highly variable clinical presentation, including vasculitis, immunodeficiency, and hematologic manifestations, potentially progressing over time. The present study describes the long-term evolution of the immuno-hematological features and therapeutic challenge of two identical adult twin sisters affected by DADA2. The absence of plasmatic adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2) activity in both twins suggested the diagnosis of DADA2, then confirmed by genetic analysis. Exon sequencing revealed a missense (p.Leu188Pro) mutation on the paternal allele. While, whole genome sequencing identified an unreported deletion (IVS6_IVS7del*) on the maternal allele predicted to produce a transcript missing exon 7. The patients experienced the disease onset during childhood with early strokes (Patient 1 at two years, Patient 2 at eight years of age), subsequently followed by other shared DADA2-associated features, including neutropenia, hypogammaglobulinemia, reduced switched memory B cells, inverted CD4:CD8 ratio, increased naïve T cells, reduced follicular regulatory T cells, the almost complete absence of NK cells, T-large granular cell leukemia, and osteoporosis. Disease evolution differed: clinical manifestations presented several years earlier and were more pronounced in Patient 1 than in Patient 2. Due to G-CSF refractory life-threatening neutropenia, Patient 1 successfully underwent an urgent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from a 9/10 matched unrelated donor. Patient 2 experienced a similar, although delayed, disease evolution and is currently on anti-TNF therapy and anti-infectious prophylaxis. The unique cases confirmed that heterozygous patients with null ADA2 activity deserve deep investigation for possible structural variants on a single allele. Moreover, this report emphasizes the importance of timely recognizing DADA2 at the onset to allow adequate follow-up and detection of disease progression. Finally, the therapeutic management in these identical twins raises significant concerns as they share a similar phenotype, with a delayed but almost predictable disease evolution in one of them, who could benefit from a prompt definitive treatment like elective allogeneic HSCT. Additional data are required to assess whether the absence of enzymatic activity at diagnosis is associated with hematological involvement and is also predictive of bone marrow dysfunction, encouraging early HSCT to improve functional outcomes.
腺苷脱氨酶 2 缺乏症(DADA2)是一种常染色体隐性疾病,具有高度可变的临床表现,包括血管炎、免疫缺陷和血液学表现,随着时间的推移可能会逐渐进展。本研究描述了两例相同的成年双胞胎姐妹患 DADA2 后免疫血液学特征的长期演变和治疗挑战。这对双胞胎均存在血浆腺苷脱氨酶 2(ADA2)活性缺乏,提示 DADA2 诊断,随后通过基因分析得到证实。外显子测序显示,父亲的等位基因上存在错义突变(p.Leu188Pro)。而全基因组测序则发现了一个母系等位基因上未报道的缺失(IVS6_IVS7del*),预计会导致第 7 外显子缺失的转录本。患者在儿童期发病,早期出现中风(患者 1 发病年龄为 2 岁,患者 2 为 8 岁),随后出现其他共同的 DADA2 相关特征,包括中性粒细胞减少症、低丙种球蛋白血症、减少的转换记忆 B 细胞、CD4:CD8 比值倒置、幼稚 T 细胞增加、滤泡调节性 T 细胞减少、NK 细胞几乎完全缺失、T 大颗粒细胞白血病和骨质疏松症。疾病的演变不同:临床表现比患者 2 早几年出现,且更为明显。由于 G-CSF 难治性危及生命的中性粒细胞减少症,患者 1 成功接受了来自 9/10 匹配无关供者的紧急造血干细胞移植(HSCT)。患者 2 经历了类似的但较晚的疾病演变,目前正在接受 TNF 抑制剂治疗和抗感染预防。这两个独特的病例证实,具有缺失 ADA2 活性的杂合子患者值得深入研究,以确定单等位基因上可能存在的结构变异。此外,本报告强调了在发病时及时识别 DADA2 的重要性,以便进行充分的随访和发现疾病进展。最后,这对双胞胎的治疗管理提出了重大问题,因为她们具有相似的表型,其中一人的疾病演变较晚但几乎可以预测,她可能受益于紧急根治性治疗,如选择性同种异体 HSCT。需要进一步的数据来评估诊断时缺乏酶活性是否与血液学受累有关,以及是否可预测骨髓功能障碍,从而鼓励早期进行 HSCT 以改善功能预后。
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