A large deletion in a non-coding regulatory region leads to NFKB1 haploinsufficiency in two adult siblings.
Copy number variation (CNV)
Hypogammaglobulinemia
Inborn error of immunity (IEI)
NFKB1
Noncoding region
Nuclear factor k light-chain enhancer of activated B cells (NFκB)
Primary immunodeficiency
Promoter
p105
p50
Journal
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
ISSN: 1521-7035
Titre abrégé: Clin Immunol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100883537
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2024
Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
10
10
2023
revised:
19
01
2024
accepted:
26
02
2024
medline:
18
3
2024
pubmed:
1
3
2024
entrez:
29
2
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mutations in NFkB pathway genes can cause inborn errors of immunity (IEI), with NFKB1 haploinsufficiency being a significant etiology for common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Indeed, mutations in NFKB1 are found in 4 to 5% of in European and United States CVID cohorts, respectively; CVID representing almost ¼ of IEI patients in European countries registries. This case study presents a 49-year-old patient with respiratory infections, chronic diarrhea, immune thrombocytopenia, hypogammaglobulinemia, and secondary lymphoma. Comprehensive genetic analysis, including high-throughput sequencing of 300 IEI-related genes and copy number variation analysis, identified a critical 2.6-kb deletion spanning the first untranslated exon and its upstream region. The region's importance was confirmed through genetic markers indicative of enhancers and promoters. The deletion was also found in the patient's brother, who displayed similar but milder symptoms. Functional analysis supported haploinsufficiency with reduced mRNA and protein expression in both patients. This case underscores the significance of copy number variation (CNV) analysis and targeting noncoding exons within custom gene panels, emphasizing the broader genomic approaches needed in medical genetics.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38423196
pii: S1521-6616(24)00056-1
doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110165
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
NF-kappa B
0
NFKB1 protein, human
0
NF-kappa B p50 Subunit
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
110165Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.