1. Immunological Aspects of Kabuki Syndrome: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of the Italian Primary Immunodeficiency Network (IPINet).
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Rossini, Linda, Ricci, Silvia, Montin, Davide, Azzari, Chiara, Gambineri, Eleonora, Tellini, Marco, Conti, Francesca, Pession, Andrea, Saettini, Francesco, Naviglio, Samuele, Valencic, Erica, Magnolato, Andrea, Baselli, Lucia, Azzolini, Sara, Consolini, Rita, Leonardi, Lucia, D'Alba, Irene, Carraro, Elisa, Romano, Roberta, and Melis, Daniela
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PRIMARY immunodeficiency diseases ,LYMPHOCYTE subsets ,CONGENITAL heart disease ,GENETIC disorders - Abstract
Kabuki Syndrome (KS) is a multisystemic genetic disorder. A portion of patients has immunological manifestations characterized by increased susceptibility to infections and autoimmunity. Aiming to describe the clinical and laboratory immunological aspects of KS, we conducted a retrospective multicenter observational study on patients with KS treated in centers affiliated to the Italian Primary Immunodeficiency Network. Thirty-nine patients were enrolled, with a median age at evaluation of 10 years (range: 3 m–21y). All individuals had organ malformations of variable severity. Congenital heart defect (CHD) was present in 19/39 patients (49%) and required surgical correction in 9/39 (23%), with associated thymectomy in 7/39 (18%). Autoimmune cytopenia occurred in 6/39 patients (15%) and was significantly correlated with thymectomy (p < 0.002), but not CHD. Individuals with cytopenia treated with mycophenolate as long-term immunomodulatory treatment (n = 4) showed complete response. Increased susceptibility to infections was observed in 22/32 patients (69%). IgG, IgA, and IgM were low in 13/29 (45%), 13/30 (43%) and 4/29 (14%) patients, respectively. Immunoglobulin substitution was required in three patients. Lymphocyte subsets were normal in all patients except for reduced naïve T-cells in 3/15 patients (20%) and reduced memory switched B-cells in 3/17 patients (18%). Elevated CD3 + TCRαβ + CD4-CD8-T-cells were present in 5/17 individuals (23%) and were correlated with hematological and overall autoimmunity (p < 0.05). In conclusion, immunological manifestations of KS in our cohort include susceptibility to infections, antibody deficiency, and autoimmunity. Autoimmune cytopenia is correlated with thymectomy and elevated CD3 + TCRαβ + CD4-CD8-T-cells, and benefits from treatment with mycophenolate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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