Abstract
Purpose
IPEX (Immunodysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy, X-linked) is a rare X-linked recessive life-threatening disorder characterized by autoimmunity and early death. Pulmonary complication related with IPEX has not been elucidated exactly. Here, we report 4 IPEX patients, 3 of which died from severe pulmonary disease.
Methods
Clinical data and laboratory findings including autoantibodies, immunoglobulin levels as well as number of T, B and NK cells were evaluated. FOXP3 expression and T reg activity were analyzed. The FOXP3 gene was sequenced and RNA analysis was performed.
Results
Patient I (PI) presented with nephrotic syndrome at 3 years of age and then developed autoimmune hepatitis without eczema, enteropathy or high IgE and died at 9 years of age due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Two cousins of PI had the same hypomorphic splice site mutation leading to a deletion of 27 amino acids, but normal FOXP3 protein expression and normal suppressive capacity of T reg in a proliferation inhibition assay. However, they exhibited typical symptoms such as eczema, diabetes and enteropathy with eosinophilia at early age (PII, PIII) and were transplanted in infancy. One of them had severe respiratory distress right after birth (PIII). Patient IV from another family presented with chronic diarrhea without autoimmune manifestations and died due to ARDS.
Conclusion
Lung disease related to IPEX syndrome has not been reported before and this entity could be a critical factor in disease outcome.
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We thank Prof. Talal Chatila for critical review of the manuscript and Prof. Rengin Ahiskali for the evaluation of lung pathology.We also thanks to Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF) for their invaluable financial medical support for patient I during the stay period in Germany
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Baris, S., Schulze, I., Ozen, A. et al. Clinical Heterogeneity of Immunodysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy, X-linked: Pulmonary Involvement as a Non-Classical Disease Manifestation. J Clin Immunol 34, 601–606 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-014-0059-7
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