| Literature DB >> 27539235 |
Tami John1, Jolan E Walter2, Catherina Schuetz3, Karin Chen4, Roshini S Abraham5, Carmem Bonfim6, Thomas G Boyce7, Avni Y Joshi5, Elizabeth Kang8, Beatriz Tavares Costa Carvalho9, Arash Mahajerin10, Diane Nugent10, Geetha Puthenveetil10, Amit Soni10, Helen Su8, Morton J Cowan11, Luigi Notarangelo12, David Buchbinder10.
Abstract
The use of HLA-identical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) demonstrates overall survival rates greater than 75 % for T-B-NK+ severe combined immunodeficiency secondary to pathogenic mutation of recombinase activating genes 1 and 2 (RAG1/2). Limited data exist regarding the use of HSCT in patients with hypomorphic RAG variants marked by greater preservation of RAG activity and associated phenotypes such as granulomatous disease in combination with autoimmunity. We describe a 17-year-old with combined immunodeficiency and immune dysregulation characterized by granulomatous lung disease and autoimmunity secondary to compound heterozygous RAG mutations. A myeloablative reduced toxicity HSCT was completed using an unrelated bone marrow donor. With the increasing cases of immune dysregulation being discovered with hypomorphic RAG variants, the use of HSCT may advance to the forefront of treatment. This case serves to discuss indications of HSCT, approaches to preparative therapy, and the potential complications in this growing cohort of patients with immune dysregulation and RAG deficiency.Entities:
Keywords: RAG deficiency; autoimmunity; bone marrow transplantation; immune dysregulation; primary immunodeficiency
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27539235 PMCID: PMC5286911 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-016-0326-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Immunol ISSN: 0271-9142 Impact factor: 8.317