| Literature DB >> 30778533 |
Leila Youssefian1,2,3, Hassan Vahidnezhad1,4, Mehdi Yousefi5,6, Amir Hossein Saeidian1,3, Arghavan Azizpour7, Andrew Touati1,8, Neda Nikbakht1, Kambiz Kamyab- Hesari9, Mohammad Mahdi Adib-Sereshki10, Sirous Zeinali4,11, Behzad Mansoori12,13, Ali Jazayeri14, Razieh Karamzadeh15, Paolo Fortina16, Emmanuelle Jouanguy17,18,19, Jean-Laurent Casanova17,18,19,20,21, Jouni Uitto1.
Abstract
Biallelic mutations in the ITK gene cause a T-cell primary immunodeficiency with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-lymphoproliferative disorders. We describe a novel association of a homozygous ITK mutation with β-human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive epidermodysplasia verruciformis. Thus, loss of function in ITK can result in broad dysregulation of T-cell responses to oncogenic viruses, including β-HPV and EBV.Entities:
Keywords: EBV infection; ITK; epidermodysplasia verruciformis; human papillomavirus; immunodeficiency
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30778533 PMCID: PMC7317279 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy942
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079