Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, University of Health Sciences.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2024 Aug 1;46(6):e472-e475. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002862. Epub 2024 May 14.
Agammaglobulinemia represents the most profound primary antibody deficiency, stemming from early cessation of B-cell development. Deficiency in folliculin-interacting protein 1 (FNIP1) is a novel inborn error of immunity characterized by a severe defect in B-cell development, agammaglobulinemia, variable neutropenia, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. FNIP1 plays a critical role in B-cell development and metabolic homeostasis, establishing a metabolic checkpoint that ensures pre-B cells possess sufficient metabolic capacity to undergo division while concurrently limiting lymphogenesis due to abnormal growth. Disruption of FNIP1 functionality affects the fundamental metabolic regulators adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and mTOR, culminating in a severe B-cell deficiency alongside hypogammaglobulinemia, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, preexcitation syndrome, and intermittent neutropenia. This case report presents an 11-month-old male patient with FNIP1 deficiency who, in addition to classical features, exhibited posterior cerebellar hypoplasia.
免疫球蛋白缺乏症是最严重的原发性抗体缺陷,源于 B 细胞发育早期停止。滤泡素相互作用蛋白 1 (FNIP1) 缺乏是一种新型的先天性免疫缺陷,其特征为 B 细胞发育严重缺陷、免疫球蛋白缺乏症、可变中性粒细胞减少症和肥厚型心肌病。FNIP1 在 B 细胞发育和代谢稳态中发挥关键作用,建立了一个代谢检查点,确保前 B 细胞具有足够的代谢能力进行分裂,同时由于异常生长限制淋系发生。FNIP1 功能障碍会影响基本代谢调节剂 AMP 激活的蛋白激酶和 mTOR,导致严重的 B 细胞缺陷、低免疫球蛋白血症、肥厚型心肌病、预激综合征和间歇性中性粒细胞减少症。本病例报告介绍了一名 11 个月大的男性 FNIP1 缺乏症患者,除了经典特征外,还表现出后脑小脑发育不良。