Fatal adult-onset antibody deficiency syndrome in a patient with cartilage hair hypoplasia.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_8C87A3B137E0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Title
Fatal adult-onset antibody deficiency syndrome in a patient with cartilage hair hypoplasia.
Journal
Human Immunology
Author(s)
Horn J., Schlesier M., Warnatz K., Prasse A., Superti-Furga A., Peter H.H., Salzer U.
ISSN
1879-1166 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0198-8859
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
71
Number
9
Pages
916-919
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ribonuclease mitochondrial RNA-processing (RMRP) gene. Although its most constant feature is metaphyseal dysplasia with short stature, CHH is associated with extraskeletal defects such as thin hair, anemia, immunodeficiency, and increased incidence of lymphomas. The spectrum of immunologic phenotypes in CHH translates into clinical severity. Whereas T-cell deficiency may remain subclinical or may result in severe combined immunodeficiency or Omenn syndrome, humoral immunodeficiency has only rarely been noted in these patients. Here we report the diagnosis of CHH in a woman who presented with severe short stature and a full-blown antibody deficiency, clinically resembling common variable immunodeficiency. Sequencing of the RMRP gene revealed compound heterozygosity for two novel mutations (g.68_69delinsTT and g.76C>T). Despite the late onset of immunodeficiency in the patient, its clinical course was severe, and the patient died 3 years after the first diagnosis.
Keywords
Adult, Agammaglobulinemia/blood, Age of Onset, Antibodies/blood, Antibodies/immunology, Base Sequence/genetics, Bone Marrow/pathology, Bronchiectasis/pathology, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology, Endoribonucleases/genetics, Fatal Outcome, Female, Growth Disorders/pathology, Hair/abnormalities, Hair/immunology, Hand Deformities, Congenital/pathology, Hirschsprung Disease/complications, Hirschsprung Disease/genetics, Humans, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/complications, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/genetics, Lymphocyte Count, Male, Mutation/genetics, Osteochondrodysplasias/complications, Osteochondrodysplasias/congenital, Osteochondrodysplasias/</QualifierName> <QualifierName MajorTopicYN="N">, Pneumonia/immunology, Pneumonia/pathology, Sepsis/immunology, Sepsis/pathology, Splenomegaly/pathology
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