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2. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Aerobic Exercise for Gulf War Veteransʼ Illnesses: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Donta, Sam T., Clauw, Daniel J., Engel, Charles C., Jr, Guarino, Peter, Peduzzi, Peter, Williams, David A., Skinner, James S., Barkhuizen, André, Taylor, Thomas, Kazis, Lewis E., Sogg, Stephanie, Hunt, Stephen C., Dougherty, Cynthia M., Richardson, Ralph D., Kunkel, Charles, Rodriguez, William, Alicea, Edwin, Chiliade, Philippe, Ryan, Margaret, Gray, Gregory C., Lutwick, Larry, Norwood, Dorothy, Smith, Samantha, Everson, Michael, Blackburn, Warren, Martin, Wade, Griffiss, J. McLeod, Cooper, Robert, Renner, Ed, Schmitt, James, McMurtry, Cynthia, Thakore, Manisha, Mori, Deanna, Kerns, Robert, Park, Maryann, Pullman-Mooar, Sally, Bernstein, Jack, Hershberger, Paul, Salisbury, Don C., and Feussner, John R.
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- 2003
3. FOR TOO MANY, WORKING MORE MEANS MAKING LESS
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Renner, Ed
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General interest ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Byline: ED RENNER In my leisure time, I do woodworking. My signature piece is a mirror made of two interlocking circles. It sells for $175, of which 15 percent ($26.25) [...]
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- 2014
4. A2.23 Impaired Natural Killer Cell Function in DOCK8 Deficiency
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Mizesko, MC, primary, Banerjee, PP, additional, Monaco-Shawver, L, additional, Mace, EM, additional, Bernal, W, additional, Sawalle-Belohradsky, J, additional, Belohradsky, B, additional, Heinz, V, additional, Freeman, AF, additional, Sullivan, KE, additional, Holland, SM, additional, Torgerson, TR, additional, Al-Herz, W, additional, Chou, J, additional, Hanson, IC, additional, Albert, MH, additional, Geha, RS, additional, Renner, ED, additional, and Orange, JS, additional
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- 2013
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5. EDU-COM 2004 International conference: new challenges for sustainability and growth in higher education
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Renner (Ed.), John and Renner (Ed.), John
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EDU-COM 2004, an international conference held in Khon Kaen, Thailand from the 24th to the 26th November, 2004 took the theme: New Challenges for Sustainability and Growth in Higher Education. EDU-COM 2004 was sponsored and organised by Edith Cowan University, Khon Kaen University and Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University/ The Conference was structured to address five sub-themes pertinent to the challenges facing higher education worldwide: • Collaboration between campus and community in Higher Education • Collaboration targeting multi-cultural and cross-cultural issues in Higher Education • Collaboration through new teaching and learning technologies in Higher Education • Collaboration for quality: valuing and evaluating performance in Higher Education • Collaboration for effective governance in Higher Education Contributors were invited to address on or more of these sub-themes. All papers published in these proceedings reflect the drive for richer learning experiences, improved learning environments and recognition of the importance of the local community as technology enables us to think globally. Predictably perhaps, e-education brought the most substantial response, a clear indication of the perceived potential for new technologies to influence teaching, learning and administration in higher education. The papers also highlight some of the challenges and emerging expectations for higher education in a world that is increasingly characterised by international alliances, partnerships and tensions – a search for sustainability and equity in a period of rapid social and technological change. The Proceedings are in 3 sections. Section 1 – Keynote Speakers; Section 2 – Academic Peer Reviewed Papers: Section 3 - “Work in Progress”. EDU-COM 2004 was attended by delegates from Australia, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Denmark, England, Hong Kong, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Lao, Myanamar, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam.
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- 2004
6. Molecular analysis of the MVK and TNFRSF1A genes in patients with a clinical presentation typical of the hyperimmunoglobulinemia D with periodic fever syndrome: a low-penetrance TNFRSF1A variant in a heterozygous MVK carrier possibly influences the phenotype of hyperimmunoglobulinemia D with periodic fever syndrome or vice versa.
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Stojanov S, Lohse P, Hoffmann F, Renner ED, Zellerer S, Kéry A, Shin YS, Haas D, Hoffmann GF, and Belohradsky BH
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OBJECTIVE: To describe biochemical findings and the spectrum of mevalonate kinase (MVK) gene mutations as well as an associated TNFRSF1A low-penetrance variant in a series of patients with clinical features of the hyperimmunoglobulinemia D with periodic fever syndrome (HIDS). METHODS: The MVK gene was sequenced in 8 children and 1 adult (including 2 siblings) fulfilling the clinical criteria for HIDS. In addition, sequencing of exons 2, 3, 4, and 6 of the TNFRSF1A gene was performed in patients with only one or no MVK mutation. Mevalonate kinase (MK) enzyme activity in leukocytes and renal excretion of mevalonic acid were also measured. RESULTS: Mutations in the coding region of the MVK gene were detected in 6 patients, and the most common mutation was V377I. Among these patients were 2 novel mutations, both of which were located in exon 6. These novel mutations resulted in the substitution of tryptophan (TGG) by a stop codon (TGA) at amino acid position 188 (W188X) and in the exchange of valine (GTG) for alanine (GCG) at amino acid position 203 (V203A). In 1 patient, a combination of one MVK (V377I) mutation and one TNFRSF1A (R92Q) mutation was present. The patient's clinical phenotype resembled a mixture of variant-type HIDS and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS). Her IgD values varied between normal and slightly increased, and the MK activity was in the low-normal range, while urinary mevalonate concentrations were always normal. CONCLUSION: The genotype findings indicate that a relatively small number of genes may be involved in the clinical manifestation of HIDS, with low-penetrance TNFRSF1A variants possibly influencing the HIDS phenotype or MVK mutations contributing to TRAPS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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7. STAT3 mutation in the original patient with Job's syndrome.
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Renner ED, Torgerson TR, Rylaarsdam S, Añover-Sombke S, Golob K, LaFlam T, Zhu Q, and Ochs HD
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- 2007
8. Staphylococcus aureus Serine protease-like protein A (SplA) induces IL-8 by keratinocytes and synergizes with IL-17A.
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De Donato DP, Effner R, Nordengrün M, Lechner A, Darisipudi MN, Volz T, Hagl B, Bröker BM, and Renner ED
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- Humans, Th17 Cells immunology, Th17 Cells metabolism, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism, Cell Movement drug effects, Serine Proteases metabolism, Cells, Cultured, Keratinocytes metabolism, Keratinocytes immunology, Keratinocytes drug effects, Interleukin-17 metabolism, Interleukin-8 metabolism, Staphylococcus aureus immunology, Neutrophils metabolism, Neutrophils immunology
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Background: Serine protease-like (Spl) proteins produced by Staphylococcus (S.) aureus have been associated with allergic inflammation. However, effects of Spls on the epidermal immune response have not been investigated., Objectives: To assess the epidermal immune response to SplA, SplD and SplE dependent on differentiation of keratinocytes and a Th2 or Th17 cytokine milieu., Methods: Human keratinocytes of healthy controls and a STAT3-hyper-IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES) patient were cultured in different calcium concentrations in the presence of Spls and Th2 or Th17 cytokines. Keratinocyte-specific IL-8 production and concomitant migration of neutrophils were assessed., Results: SplE and more significantly SplA, induced IL-8 in keratinocytes. Suprabasal-like keratinocytes showed a higher Spl-mediated IL-8 production and neutrophil migration compared to basal-like keratinocytes. Th17 cytokines amplified Spl-mediated IL-8 production, which correlated with neutrophil recruitment. Neutrophil recruitment by keratinocytes of the STAT3-HIES patient was similar to healthy control cells., Conclusion: S. aureus-specific Spl proteases synergized with IL-17A on human keratinocytes with respect to IL-8 release and neutrophil migration, highlighting the importance of keratinocytes and Th17 immunity in barrier function., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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9. A patient empowerment program for primary immunodeficiency improves quality of life in children and adolescents.
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Fasshauer M, Schuermann G, Gebert N, Bernuth HV, Bullinger M, Goldacker S, Krueger R, Manzey P, Messner S, Renner ED, Ritterbusch H, Schauer U, Schulze I, Umlauf V, Widmann S, and Baumann U
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Aim: To assess a patient empowerment program (PEP) for children/adolescents with primary immunodeficiency (PID) on IgG replacement therapy regarding quality of life (QoL) in patients and proxy. Patients & methods: Health-related QoL was assessed using KIDSCREEN-27 and DISABKIDS-37 before and 6 months after PID-PEP kids in 19 children/adolescents and their parents. Results: The following three dimensions of the KIDSCREEN-27 significantly increased in children/adolescents after PID-PEP kids as compared with baseline: Psychological Well-Being, Parents & Autonomy and School Environment. Total DISABKIDS-37 index, as well as 5 of the 6 DISABKIDS-37 dimensions, significantly increased, in other words, Independence, Emotion, Social Inclusion, Social Exclusion and Physical. Evaluation of proxy instruments showed comparable results. Conclusion: PID-PEP kids significantly improved QoL in patients with PID.
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- 2024
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10. Season, size, and sex: factors influencing monogenean prevalence and intensity on Gambusia affinis in New Zealand.
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Renner ED and Duggan IC
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- Animals, New Zealand epidemiology, Male, Female, Prevalence, Sex Factors, Body Size, Trematoda isolation & purification, Trematoda classification, Trematoda physiology, Seasons, Fish Diseases parasitology, Fish Diseases epidemiology, Cyprinodontiformes parasitology
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A number of studies have been conducted on monogenean seasonality, though primarily in continental regions with wide annual temperatures ranges. We investigated seasonal changes in the prevalence and intensity of Salsuginus seculus infesting sexually dimorphic western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) in New Zealand. This represents the first examination of seasonality for this species globally, and the first seasonal assessment of any monogenean population in New Zealand, a temperate country with a mild oceanic climate. Prevalence and intensity of S. seculus with respect to fish size and sex was also examined. Prevalence of S. seculus changed temporally, peaking in summer, and was strongly positively correlated with algal concentrations. This relationship may be associated with increasing food levels, leading to an increase in fish courting and mating, resulting in high numbers and close physical associations of G. affinis individuals, facilitating transmission of the monogeneans. Thus, biotic factors may be important in determining temporal changes in S. seculus prevalence in New Zealand. Female G. affinis had a significantly higher prevalence and mean intensity of S. seculus than males. Longer fish had a higher mean intensity and prevalence of S. seculus. Female G. affinis likely host disproportionately more monogeneans as they are larger than males. Alternatively, females may have a compromised immune response during reproductive periods. Overall, seasonal change was observed in S. seculus prevalence and intensity under New Zealand's mild climatic conditions, and the larger female G. affinis in this dimorphic species supported a greater prevalence and intensity of infestation than males., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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11. Atopic dermatitis: Correlation of distinct risk factors with age of onset in adulthood compared to childhood.
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Maintz L, Schmitz MT, Herrmann N, Müller S, Havenith R, Brauer J, Rhyner C, Dreher A, Bersuch E, Fehr D, Hammel G, Reiger M, Luschkova D, Neumann A, Lang CCV, Renner ED, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Akdis CA, Lauener R, Brüggen MC, Schmid M, and Bieber T
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- Infant, Child, Adult, Humans, Adolescent, Age of Onset, Cross-Sectional Studies, Risk Factors, Dermatitis, Atopic etiology, Dermatitis, Atopic complications, Food Hypersensitivity complications
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Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) has long been regarded as a primarily pediatric disease. However, there is growing evidence for a high rate of adult-onset AD. We aimed to characterize factors associated with adult-onset versus childhood-onset AD and controls., Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data of the CK-CARE-ProRaD cohorts Bonn, Augsburg, Davos, Zürich of 736 adult patients stratified by age of AD onset (childhood-onset <18 years: 76.4% (subsets: 0 to 2; ≥2 to 6; ≥7 to 11; ≥12 to 18); adult-onset ≥18 years: 23.6% (subsets: ≥18 to 40; ≥41 to 60; ≥61) and 167 controls (91 atopic, 76 non-atopic))., Results: We identified active smoking to be associated with adult-onset AD versus controls (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 5.54 [95% Confidence Interval: 1.06-29.01] vs. controls
non-atopic , aOR = 4.03 [1.20-13.45] vs. controlsatopic ). Conjunctivitis showed a negative association versus controlsatopic (aOR = 0.36 [0.14-0.91]). Food allergy (aOR = 2.93 [1.44-5.96]), maternal food allergy (aOR = 9.43 [1.10-80.95]), palmar hyperlinearity (aOR = 2.11 [1.05-4.25]), and academic background (aOR = 2.14 [1.00-4.54]) increased the odds of childhood-onset AD versus controlsatopic . Shared AD-associated factors were maternal AD (4-34x), increased IgE (2-20x), atopic stigmata (2-3x) with varying effect sizes depending on AD onset and control group. Patients with adult-compared to childhood-onset had doubled odds of allergic rhinitis (aOR = 2.15 [1.12-4.13]), but reduced odds to feature multiple (3-4) atopic comorbidities (aOR = 0.34 [0.14-0.84]). Adult-onset AD, particularly onset ≥61 years, grouped mainly in clusters with low contributions of personal and familial atopy and high frequencies of physical inactivity, childhood-onset AD, particularly infant-onset, mainly in "high-atopic"-clusters., Conclusions: The identified associated factors suggest partly varying endo- and exogeneous mechanisms underlying adult-onset versus childhood-onset AD. Our findings might contribute to better assessment of the individual risk to develop AD throughout life and encourage prevention by non-smoking and physical activity as modifiable lifestyle factors., (© 2023 The Authors. Allergy published by European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)- Published
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12. Molecular Assessment of Staphylococcus Aureus Strains in STAT3 Hyper-IgE Syndrome Patients.
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Schwierzeck V, Effner R, Abel F, Reiger M, Notheis G, Held J, Simon V, Dintner S, Hoffmann R, Hagl B, Huebner J, Mellmann A, and Renner ED
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- Anti-Bacterial Agents, Humans, Multilocus Sequence Typing, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism, Staphylococcus aureus genetics, Virulence Factors genetics, Virulence Factors metabolism, Job Syndrome diagnosis, Job Syndrome genetics, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcal Infections microbiology
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Hyper-IgE syndromes (HIES) are a group of inborn errors of immunity (IEI) caused by monogenic defects such as in the gene STAT3 (STAT3-HIES). Patients suffering from HIES show an increased susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) including skin abscesses and pulmonary infections. To assess if the underlying immune defect of STAT3-HIES patients influences the resistance patterns, pathogenicity factors or strain types of S. aureus. We characterized eleven S. aureus strains isolated from STAT3-HIES patients (n = 4) by whole genome sequencing (WGS) to determine presence of resistance and virulence genes. Additionally, we used multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and protein A (spa) typing to classify these isolates. Bacterial isolates collected from this cohort of STAT3-HIES patients were identified as common spa types in Germany. Only one of the isolates was classified as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). For one STAT3 patient WGS illustrated that infection and colonization occurred with different S. aureus isolates rather than one particular clone. The identified S. aureus carriage profile on a molecular level suggests that S. aureus strain type in STAT3-HIES patients is determined by local epidemiology rather than the underlying immune defect highlighting the importance of microbiological assessment prior to antibiotic treatment., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- 2022
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13. Electrical impedance spectroscopy for the characterization of skin barrier in atopic dermatitis.
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Rinaldi AO, Korsfeldt A, Ward S, Burla D, Dreher A, Gautschi M, Stolpe B, Tan G, Bersuch E, Melin D, Askary Lord N, Grant S, Svedenhag P, Tsekova K, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Möhrenschlager M, Renner ED, and Akdis CA
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- Cytokines, Dielectric Spectroscopy, Filaggrin Proteins, Humans, Pruritus, Skin, Dermatitis, Atopic diagnosis, Eczema
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Background: Allergic disorders such as atopic dermatitis (AD) are strongly associated with an impairment of the epithelial barrier, in which tight junctions and/or filaggrin expression can be defective. Skin barrier assessment shows potential to be clinically useful for prediction of disease development, improved and earlier diagnosis, lesion follow-up, and therapy evaluation. This study aimed to establish a method to directly assess the in vivo status of epithelial barrier using electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)., Methods: Thirty-six patients with AD were followed during their 3-week hospitalization and compared with 28 controls. EIS and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) were measured in lesional and non-lesional skin. Targeted proteomics by proximity extension assay in serum and whole-genome sequence were performed., Results: Electrical impedance spectroscopy was able to assess epithelial barrier integrity, differentiate between patients and controls without AD, and characterize lesional and non-lesional skin of patients. It showed a significant negative correlation with TEWL, but a higher sensitivity to discriminate non-lesional atopic skin from controls. During hospitalization, lesions reported a significant increase in EIS that correlated with healing, decreased SCORAD and itch scores. Additionally, EIS showed a significant inverse correlation with serum biomarkers associated with inflammatory pathways that may affect the epithelial barrier, particularly chemokines such as CCL13, CCL3, CCL7, and CXCL8 and other cytokines, such as IRAK1, IRAK4, and FG2, which were significantly high at admission. Furthermore, filaggrin copy numbers significantly correlated with EIS on non-lesional skin of patients., Conclusions: Electrical impedance spectroscopy can be a useful tool to detect skin barrier dysfunction in vivo, valuable for the assessment of AD severity, progression, and therapy efficacy., (© 2021 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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- 2021
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14. Rescue of STAT3 Function in Hyper-IgE Syndrome Using Adenine Base Editing.
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Eberherr AC, Maaske A, Wolf C, Giesert F, Berutti R, Rusha E, Pertek A, Kastlmeier MT, Voss C, Plummer M, Sayed A, Graf E, Effner R, Volz T, Drukker M, Strom TM, Meitinger T, Stoeger T, Buyx AM, Hagl B, and Renner ED
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- Adenine, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Cell Differentiation, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, Fibroblasts, Heterozygote, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Humans, Immunoglobulin E genetics, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Mutation, Whole Genome Sequencing, Gene Editing methods, Job Syndrome genetics, Job Syndrome therapy, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics
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STAT3-hyper IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES) is a primary immunodeficiency presenting with destructive lung disease along with other symptoms. CRISPR-Cas9-mediated adenine base editors (ABEs) have the potential to correct one of the most common STAT3-HIES causing heterozygous STAT3 mutations (c.1144C>T/p.R382W). As a proof-of-concept, we successfully applied ABEs to correct STAT3 p.R382W in patient fibroblasts and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Treated primary STAT3-HIES patient fibroblasts showed a correction efficiency of 29% ± 7% without detectable off-target effects evaluated through whole-genome and high-throughput sequencing. Compared with untreated patient fibroblasts, corrected single-cell clones showed functional rescue of STAT3 signaling with significantly increased STAT3 DNA-binding activity and target gene expression of CCL2 and SOCS3 . Patient-derived iPSCs were corrected with an efficiency of 30% ± 6% and differentiated to alveolar organoids showing preserved plasticity in treated cells. In conclusion, our results are supportive for ABE-based gene correction as a potential causative treatment of STAT3-HIES.
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- 2021
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15. Inborn Error of Immunity or Atopic Dermatitis: When to be Concerned and How to Investigate.
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Stadler PC, Renner ED, Milner J, and Wollenberg A
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- Child, Humans, Immunoglobulin E, Dermatitis, Atopic diagnosis, Eczema, Job Syndrome, Netherton Syndrome
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Around 20% of all children worldwide suffer from atopic dermatitis. Therefore, eczematous skin lesions and elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels are common findings. Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) may be missed in the context of atopic dermatitis, and management and prognosis of these conditions can be substantially different. Children suffering from IEIs such as hyper-IgE syndromes, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, immunodysregulation polyendocrinopathy enteropathy X-linked syndrome, Omenn syndrome, the atypical complete DiGeorge syndrome, and skin barrier disorders like Comèl-Netherton syndrome and severe dermatitis-multiple allergies and metabolic wasting syndrome may present with additional red flags, which should raise a clinical suspicion for an underlying IEI. These red flags may include eczematous skin lesion manifesting prior to two months of life, disseminated or recurrent viral, bacterial, or fungal infections, mucocutaneous candidiasis, purpura, chronic diarrhea, or abnormalities in development or of connective tissue. A differential blood count, as well as a lymphocyte subset analysis, total immunoglobulin levels, and vaccination titers can help the clinician to decide whether a patient with eczematous skin lesions and elevated serum IgE should be referred to a clinical immunologist for a full immunological work-up and broad genetic analysis., (Copyright © 2021 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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16. Class Switch Recombination Defects: impact on B cell maturation and antibody responses.
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Renner ED, Krätz CE, Orange JS, Hagl B, Rylaarsdam S, Notheis G, Durandy A, Torgerson TR, and Ochs HD
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- Adolescent, Adult, Antibody Formation genetics, Antibody Formation immunology, CD40 Ligand deficiency, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Flow Cytometry, Humans, I-kappa B Proteins genetics, Immunization, Immunoglobulin D immunology, Immunoglobulin M immunology, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes pathology, Immunologic Memory genetics, Immunologic Memory immunology, Infant, Male, Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7 immunology, B-Lymphocytes cytology, Bacteriophage phi X 174 immunology, Immunoglobulin Class Switching genetics, Immunoglobulin Class Switching immunology, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes genetics, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes immunology
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To assess how B cell phenotype analysis correlates with antigen responses in patients with class switch recombination defects (CSRD) we quantified memory B cells by flow-cytometry and immunized CSRD patients with the neoantigen bacteriophage phiX174 (phage). CSRD patients showed uniformly absent or markedly reduced switched memory B cells (IgM
- IgD- CD27+ ). CD40L patients had reduced CD27+ memory B cells (both non-switched and switched). In NEMO patients, results varied depending on the IKKγ gene variant. Three of four AID patients had normal percentages of CD27+ memory B cells while CD27+ IgM- IgD- switched memory B cells were markedly reduced in all AID patients. Antibody response to phage was remarkably decreased with lack of memory amplification and class-switching in immunized CD40L, UNG deficient, and NEMO patients. Distinct B-cell phenotype pattern correlated with abnormal antibody responses to a T-cell dependent neoantigen, representing a powerful tool to identify CSRD patients., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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17. Retained primary teeth in STAT3 hyper-IgE syndrome: early intervention in childhood is essential.
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Meixner I, Hagl B, Kröner CI, Spielberger BD, Paschos E, Dückers G, Niehues T, Hesse R, and Renner ED
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- Child, Facies, Humans, Mutation, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, Tooth, Deciduous, Dermatitis, Atopic, Job Syndrome
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Background: STAT3 hyper-IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES) is a rare primary immunodeficiency that clinically overlaps with atopic dermatitis. In addition to eczema, elevated serum-IgE, and recurrent infections, STAT3-HIES patients suffer from characteristic facies, midline defects, and retained primary teeth. To optimize dental management we assessed the development of dentition and the long-term outcomes of dental treatment in 13 molecularly defined STAT3-HIES patients using questionnaires, radiographs, and dental investigations., Results: Primary tooth eruption was unremarkable in all STAT3-HIES patients evaluated. Primary tooth exfoliation and permanent tooth eruption was delayed in 83% of patients due to unresorbed tooth roots. A complex orthodontic treatment was needed for one patient receiving delayed extraction of primary molars and canines. Permanent teeth erupted spontaneously in all patients receiving primary teeth extraction of retained primary teeth during average physiologic exfoliation time., Conclusions: The association of STAT3-HIES with retained primary teeth is important knowledge for dentists and physicians as timely extraction of retained primary teeth prevents dental complications. To enable spontaneous eruption of permanent teeth in children with STAT3-HIES, we recommend extracting retained primary incisors when the patient is not older than 9 years of age and retained primary canines and molars when the patient is not older than 13 years of age, after having confirmed the presence of the permanent successor teeth by radiograph.
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18. Impact of high-altitude therapy on type-2 immune responses in asthma patients.
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Boonpiyathad T, Capova G, Duchna HW, Croxford AL, Farine H, Dreher A, Clozel M, Schreiber J, Kubena P, Lunjani N, Mirer D, Rückert B, Satitsuksanoa P, Tan G, Groenen PMA, Bersuch E, Akdis M, Strasser DS, Renner ED, and Akdis CA
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, T-Lymphocyte Subsets immunology, Altitude, Asthma immunology, Lymphocytes immunology, Receptors, Immunologic immunology, Receptors, Prostaglandin immunology, Th2 Cells immunology
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Background: Asthma patients present with distinct immunological profiles, with a predominance of type 2 endotype. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of high-altitude treatment on the clinical and immunological response in asthma., Methods: Twenty-six hospitalized asthma patients (nine eosinophilic allergic; EA, nine noneosinophilic allergic; NEA and eight noneosinophilic nonallergic; NN) and nine healthy controls in high altitude for 21 days were enrolled in the study. We assessed eosinophils, T cells, Tregs, and innate lymphoid cells (ILC) from peripheral blood using flow cytometry., Results: The number of eosinophils (both resting and activated) and chemoattractant receptor homolog expressed on Th2 cells (CRTH2)-expressing CD4
+ and CD8+ T cells decreased significantly in EA patients after altitude treatment. The frequency of CRTH2+ Tregs as decreased significantly in all the asthma phenotypes as well as the frequency of ILC2 was significantly reduced in EA after altitude treatment. After 21 days of altitude therapy, CRTH2-expressing ILC2, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and Treg cells showed attenuated responses to exogenous PGD2. Furthermore, PGD2 signaling via CRTH2 was found to diminish the suppressive function of CRTH2+ Tregs which partially normalized during high-altitude treatment. Improved asthma control was particularly evident in allergic asthma patients and correlated with decreased frequencies of CRTH2+ Treg cells in EA patients. Serum IL-5 and IL-13 decreased during climate treatment in asthma patients with high baseline levels., Conclusions: Asthma treatment in high altitude reduced the type 2 immune response, corrected the increased CRTH2 expression and its dysregulated functions., (© 2019 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.)- Published
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19. Impaired memory B-cell development and antibody maturation with a skewing toward IgE in patients with STAT3 hyper-IgE syndrome.
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van de Veen W, Krätz CE, McKenzie CI, Aui PM, Neumann J, van Noesel CJM, Wirz OF, Hagl B, Kröner C, Spielberger BD, Akdis CA, van Zelm MC, Akdis M, and Renner ED
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- Adolescent, Adult, Biomarkers, Child, Child, Preschool, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Genotype, Humans, Immunoglobulin E genetics, Immunoglobulin G genetics, Immunoglobulin G immunology, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains genetics, Immunoglobulin Variable Region genetics, Immunologic Memory, Interleukins biosynthesis, Job Syndrome diagnosis, Lymphocyte Activation genetics, Lymphoid Tissue immunology, Lymphoid Tissue metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Plasma Cells immunology, Plasma Cells metabolism, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, Signal Transduction, Young Adult, Antibody Formation immunology, B-Lymphocytes immunology, B-Lymphocytes metabolism, Immunoglobulin E immunology, Job Syndrome etiology, Job Syndrome metabolism, Lymphocyte Activation immunology, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism
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Background: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 hyper-IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES) is caused by heterozygous mutations in the STAT3 gene and is associated with eczema, elevated serum IgE, and recurrent infections resembling severe atopic dermatitis, while clinically relevant specific IgE is almost absent., Methods: To investigate the impact of STAT3 signaling on B-cell responses, we assessed lymph node and bone marrow, blood B and plasma cell subsets, somatic hypermutations in Ig genes, and in vitro proliferation and antibody production in STAT3-HIES patients and healthy controls., Results: Lymph nodes of STAT3-HIES patients showed normal germinal center architecture and CD138
+ plasma cells residing in the paracortex, which expressed IgE, IgG, and IgM but not IgA. IgE+ plasma cells were abundantly present in STAT3-HIES bone marrow. Proliferation of naive B cells upon stimulation with CD40L and IL-4 was similar in patients and controls, while patient cells showed reduced responses to IL-21. IgE, IgG1, IgG3 and IgA1 transcripts showed reduced somatic hypermutations. Peripheral blood IgE+ memory B-cell frequencies were increased in STAT3-HIES, while other memory B-cell frequencies except for IgG4+ cells were decreased., Conclusions: Despite impaired STAT3 signaling, STAT3-HIES patients can mount in vivo T-cell-dependent B-cell responses, while circulating memory B cells, except for those expressing IgG4 and IgE, were reduced. Reduced molecular maturation demonstrated the critical need of STAT3 signaling for optimal affinity maturation and B-cell differentiation, supporting the need for immunoglobulin substitution therapy and explaining the high IgE serum level in the majority with absent allergic symptoms., (© 2019 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.)- Published
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20. Lung disease in STAT3 hyper-IgE syndrome requires intense therapy.
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Kröner C, Neumann J, Ley-Zaporozhan J, Hagl B, Meixner I, Spielberger BD, Dückers G, Belohradsky BH, Niehues T, Borte M, Rosenecker J, Kappler M, Nährig S, Reu S, Griese M, and Renner ED
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- Adolescent, Adult, Anti-Infective Agents therapeutic use, Biopsy, Child, Combined Modality Therapy, Disease Management, Female, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Job Syndrome genetics, Job Syndrome mortality, Lung Diseases diagnosis, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Radiography, Thoracic, Respiratory Function Tests, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, Symptom Assessment, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Disease Susceptibility, Job Syndrome complications, Job Syndrome metabolism, Lung Diseases etiology, Lung Diseases therapy, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism
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Background: Pulmonary complications are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates in patients with the rare immunodeficiency disorder STAT3 hyper-IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES). The aim of this study was to expand knowledge about lung disease in STAT3-HIES., Methods: The course of pulmonary disease, radiological and histopathological interrelations, therapeutic management, and the outcome of 14 STAT3-HIES patients were assessed., Results: The patients' quality of life was compromised most by pulmonary disease. All 14 patients showed first signs of lung disease at a median onset of 1.5 years of age. Lung function revealed a mixed obstructive-restrictive impairment with reduced FEV1 and FVC in 75% of the patients. The severity of lung function impairment was associated with Aspergillus fumigatus infection and prior lung surgery. Severe lung tissue damage, with reduced numbers of ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 3 (ABCA3) positive type II pneumocytes, was observed in the histological assessment of two deceased patients. Imaging studies of all patients above 6 years of age showed severe airway and parenchyma destruction. Lung surgeries frequently led to complications, including fistula formation. Long-term antifungal and antibacterial treatment proved to be beneficial, as were inhalation therapy, chest physiotherapy, and exercise. Regular immunoglobulin replacement therapy tended to stabilize lung function., Conclusions: Due to its severity, pulmonary disease in STAT3-HIES patients requires strict monitoring and intensive therapy., (© 2019 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.)
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21. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation as Treatment for Patients with DOCK8 Deficiency.
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Aydin SE, Freeman AF, Al-Herz W, Al-Mousa HA, Arnaout RK, Aydin RC, Barlogis V, Belohradsky BH, Bonfim C, Bredius RG, Chu JI, Ciocarlie OC, Doğu F, Gaspar HB, Geha RS, Gennery AR, Hauck F, Hawwari A, Hickstein DD, Hoenig M, Ikinciogullari A, Klein C, Kumar A, Ifversen MRS, Matthes S, Metin A, Neven B, Pai SY, Parikh SH, Picard C, Renner ED, Sanal Ö, Schulz AS, Schuster F, Shah NN, Shereck EB, Slatter MA, Su HC, van Montfrans J, Woessmann W, Ziegler JB, and Albert MH
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Graft vs Host Disease, Humans, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes mortality, Infant, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Young Adult, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors deficiency, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes therapy
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Background: Biallelic variations in the dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) gene cause a combined immunodeficiency with eczema, recurrent bacterial and viral infections, and malignancy. Natural disease outcome is dismal, but allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can cure the disease., Objective: To determine outcome of HSCT for DOCK8 deficiency and define possible outcome variables., Methods: We performed a retrospective study of the results of HSCT in a large international cohort of DOCK8-deficient patients., Results: We identified 81 patients from 22 centers transplanted at a median age of 9.7 years (range, 0.7-27.2 years) between 1995 and 2015. After median follow-up of 26 months (range, 3-135 months), 68 (84%) patients are alive. Severe acute (III-IV) or chronic graft versus host disease occurred in 11% and 10%, respectively. Causes of death were infections (n = 5), graft versus host disease (5), multiorgan failure (2), and preexistent lymphoma (1). Survival after matched related (n = 40) or unrelated (35) HSCT was 89% and 81%, respectively. Reduced-toxicity conditioning based on either treosulfan or reduced-dose busulfan resulted in superior survival compared with fully myeloablative busulfan-based regimens (97% vs 78%; P = .049). Ninety-six percent of patients younger than 8 years at HSCT survived, compared with 78% of those 8 years and older (P = .06). Of the 73 patients with chimerism data available, 65 (89%) had more than 90% donor T-cell chimerism at last follow-up. Not all disease manifestations responded equally well to HSCT: eczema, infections, and mollusca resolved quicker than food allergies or failure to thrive., Conclusions: HSCT is curative in most DOCK8-deficient patients, confirming this approach as the treatment of choice. HSCT using a reduced-toxicity regimen may offer the best chance for survival., (Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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22. Somatic alterations compromised molecular diagnosis of DOCK8 hyper-IgE syndrome caused by a novel intronic splice site mutation.
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Hagl B, Spielberger BD, Thoene S, Bonnal S, Mertes C, Winter C, Nijman IJ, Verduin S, Eberherr AC, Puel A, Schindler D, Ruland J, Meitinger T, Gagneur J, Orange JS, van Gijn ME, and Renner ED
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- Base Sequence, Child, Preschool, Computational Biology, Female, Gene Expression Regulation genetics, Humans, Infant, Job Syndrome pathology, Molecular Diagnostic Techniques, Pregnancy, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism, Signal Transduction genetics, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors genetics, Introns genetics, Job Syndrome genetics, Mutation, RNA Splice Sites genetics
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In hyper-IgE syndromes (HIES), a group of primary immunodeficiencies clinically overlapping with atopic dermatitis, early diagnosis is crucial to initiate appropriate therapy and prevent irreversible complications. Identification of underlying gene defects such as in DOCK8 and STAT3 and corresponding molecular testing has improved diagnosis. Yet, in a child and her newborn sibling with HIES phenotype molecular diagnosis was misleading. Extensive analyses driven by the clinical phenotype identified an intronic homozygous DOCK8 variant c.4626 + 76 A > G creating a novel splice site as disease-causing. While the affected newborn carrying the homozygous variant had no expression of DOCK8 protein, in the index patient molecular diagnosis was compromised due to expression of altered and wildtype DOCK8 transcripts and DOCK8 protein as well as defective STAT3 signaling. Sanger sequencing of lymphocyte subsets revealed that somatic alterations and reversions revoked the predominance of the novel over the canonical splice site in the index patient explaining DOCK8 protein expression, whereas defective STAT3 responses in the index patient were explained by a T cell phenotype skewed towards central and effector memory T cells. Hence, somatic alterations and skewed immune cell phenotypes due to selective pressure may compromise molecular diagnosis and need to be considered with unexpected clinical and molecular findings.
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23. STAT1 Gain-of-Function and Dominant Negative STAT3 Mutations Impair IL-17 and IL-22 Immunity Associated with CMC.
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Hiller J, Hagl B, Effner R, Puel A, Schaller M, Mascher B, Eyerich S, Eyerich K, Jansson AF, Ring J, Casanova JL, Renner ED, and Traidl-Hoffmann C
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- Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous immunology, Humans, Th17 Cells immunology, Interleukin-22, Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous genetics, Interleukin-17 physiology, Interleukins physiology, Mutation, STAT1 Transcription Factor physiology, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics
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24. Lung function improvement and airways inflammation reduction in asthmatic children after a rehabilitation program at moderate altitude.
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Bersuch E, Gräf F, Renner ED, Jung A, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Lauener R, and Roduit C
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- Adolescent, Asthma diagnosis, Asthma metabolism, Biomarkers metabolism, Breath Tests, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Forced Expiratory Volume, Hospitalization, Humans, Lung metabolism, Male, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Altitude, Asthma physiopathology, Asthma rehabilitation, Lung physiopathology, Nitric Oxide metabolism, Spirometry
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Background: Rehabilitational programs at moderate altitude (1500-2500 m) showed improvement of lung function and reduction in airways inflammation in asthmatic adults. Allergen avoidance was postulated as the major cause of these improvements., Methods: Spirometries of 344 and fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements (FeNO) of 124 asthmatic children and adolescents, staying in a rehabilitation hospital in Davos (1590 m) with at least 14 days between admission and discharge, were analyzed in association with atopic sensitization (skin-prick testing and/or specific IgE), level of asthma control, and inhalative corticosteroid (ICS) dose., Results: Pulmonary conditions improved significantly on average during the sojourn. Uncontrolled asthmatics benefited most with an absolute increase in predicted FEV
1 , MEF25 , and MEF75 of 7.7%, 9.9%, and 12.7%, respectively (P < .001). FeNO decreased by 36.9 ppb for uncontrolled, by 26.9 ppb for partly controlled, and by 11.8 ppb for controlled asthmatics. In uncontrolled subjects, pulmonary improvement was comparable between patients with and without house dust mites (HDM) sensitization. Pulmonary improvements of pollen-sensitized patients were not dependent on the season of the sojourn. For the group with constant ICS level, the absolute increase in FEV1 was 4.9% (P < .001) with a FeNO decreased by 32.7 ppb (P < .001). When the ICS dose was elevated by one GINA level, the absolute increase in FEV1 was slightly higher (6.6%, P < .001), with a FeNO decrease of 31.4 ppb (P < .001)., Conclusion: Inpatient rehabilitation at moderate altitude improved pulmonary conditions in asthmatic children and adolescents independent of sensitization status to HDM or pollen. A positive effect was also observed in patients without change in medication., (© 2017 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.)- Published
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25. Perception of climate change in patients with chronic lung disease.
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Götschke J, Mertsch P, Bischof M, Kneidinger N, Matthes S, Renner ED, Schultz K, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Duchna HW, Behr J, Schmude J, Huber RM, and Milger K
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- Adult, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Rhinitis, Allergic diagnosis, Statistics, Nonparametric, Climate Change, Perception, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive psychology
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Background: Climate change affects human health. The respective consequences are predicted to increase in the future. Patients with chronic lung disease are particularly vulnerable to the involved environmental alterations. However, their subjective perception and reactions to these alterations remain unknown., Methods: In this pilot study, we surveyed 172 adult patients who underwent pulmonary rehabilitation and 832 adult tourists without lung disease in the alpine region about their perception of being affected by climate change and their potential reaction to specific consequences. The patients' survey also contained the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) to rate the severity of symptoms., Results: Most of the patients stated asthma (73.8%), COPD (9.3%) or both (11.0%) as underlying disease while 5.8% suffered from other chronic lung diseases. Patients and tourists feel equally affected by current climate change in general, while allergic subjects in both groups feel significantly more affected (p = 0.04). The severity of symptoms assessed by CAT correlates with the degree of feeling affected (p<0.01). The main disturbing consequences for patients are decreased air quality, increasing numbers of ticks and mosquitos and a rising risk for allergy and extreme weather events such as thunderstroms, while tourists are less disturbed by these factors. Increasing number of heat-days is of little concern to both groups., Conclusion: Overall patients are more sensitive to health-related consequences of climate change. Yet, the hazard of heat-days seems underestimated and awareness should be raised.
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26. Reduced Immunoglobulin (Ig) G Response to Staphylococcus aureus in STAT3 Hyper-IgE Syndrome.
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Stentzel S, Hagl B, Abel F, Kahl BC, Rack-Hoch A, Bröker BM, and Renner ED
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Cystic Fibrosis complications, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Immunoglobulin G blood, Job Syndrome complications, Staphylococcal Infections immunology, Staphylococcus aureus immunology
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STAT3 hyper-IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES) patients presented with significantly lower Staphylococcus aureus-specific serum IgG compared to cystic fibrosis patients despite recurrent S. aureus infections. Immunoglobulin replacement therapy increased S. aureus-specific IgG in STAT3-HIES patients and attenuated the clinical course of disease suggesting a role of humoral immunity in S. aureus clearance., (© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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27. Heterozygous STAT1 gain-of-function mutations underlie an unexpectedly broad clinical phenotype.
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Toubiana J, Okada S, Hiller J, Oleastro M, Lagos Gomez M, Aldave Becerra JC, Ouachée-Chardin M, Fouyssac F, Girisha KM, Etzioni A, Van Montfrans J, Camcioglu Y, Kerns LA, Belohradsky B, Blanche S, Bousfiha A, Rodriguez-Gallego C, Meyts I, Kisand K, Reichenbach J, Renner ED, Rosenzweig S, Grimbacher B, van de Veerdonk FL, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Picard C, Marodi L, Morio T, Kobayashi M, Lilic D, Milner JD, Holland S, Casanova JL, and Puel A
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Female, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Heterozygote, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Phenotype, Young Adult, Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous genetics, Genetic Association Studies, Mutation, STAT1 Transcription Factor genetics
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Since their discovery in patients with autosomal dominant (AD) chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) in 2011, heterozygous STAT1 gain-of-function (GOF) mutations have increasingly been identified worldwide. The clinical spectrum associated with them needed to be delineated. We enrolled 274 patients from 167 kindreds originating from 40 countries from 5 continents. Demographic data, clinical features, immunological parameters, treatment, and outcome were recorded. The median age of the 274 patients was 22 years (range, 1-71 years); 98% of them had CMC, with a median age at onset of 1 year (range, 0-24 years). Patients often displayed bacterial (74%) infections, mostly because of Staphylococcus aureus (36%), including the respiratory tract and the skin in 47% and 28% of patients, respectively, and viral (38%) infections, mostly because of Herpesviridae (83%) and affecting the skin in 32% of patients. Invasive fungal infections (10%), mostly caused by Candida spp. (29%), and mycobacterial disease (6%) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, environmental mycobacteria, or Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccines were less common. Many patients had autoimmune manifestations (37%), including hypothyroidism (22%), type 1 diabetes (4%), blood cytopenia (4%), and systemic lupus erythematosus (2%). Invasive infections (25%), cerebral aneurysms (6%), and cancers (6%) were the strongest predictors of poor outcome. CMC persisted in 39% of the 202 patients receiving prolonged antifungal treatment. Circulating interleukin-17A-producing T-cell count was low for most (82%) but not all of the patients tested. STAT1 GOF mutations underlie AD CMC, as well as an unexpectedly wide range of other clinical features, including not only a variety of infectious and autoimmune diseases, but also cerebral aneurysms and carcinomas that confer a poor prognosis.
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28. Key findings to expedite the diagnosis of hyper-IgE syndromes in infants and young children.
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Hagl B, Heinz V, Schlesinger A, Spielberger BD, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Senn-Rauh M, Magg T, Boos AC, Hönig M, Schwarz K, Dückers G, von Bernuth H, Pache C, Karitnig-Weiss C, Belohradsky BH, Frank J, Niehues T, Wahn V, Albert MH, Wollenberg A, Jansson AF, and Renner ED
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- B-Lymphocytes immunology, Cells, Cultured, Child, Preschool, Cytokines metabolism, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin E blood, Immunologic Memory, Infant, Job Syndrome genetics, Lymphocyte Activation genetics, Male, T-Lymphocytes immunology, Dermatitis, Atopic diagnosis, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors genetics, Job Syndrome diagnosis, Mutation genetics, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics
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Background: Hyper-IgE syndromes (HIES) are primary immunodeficiency disorders characterized by elevated serum IgE, eczema, and recurrent infections. Despite the availability of confirmatory molecular diagnosis of several distinct HIES entities, the differentiation of HIES particularly from severe forms of atopic dermatitis remains a challenge. The two most common forms of HIES are caused by mutations in the genes STAT3 and DOCK8., Methods: Here, we assess the clinical and immunologic phenotype of DOCK8- and STAT3-HIES patients including the cell activation, proliferation, and cytokine release after stimulation., Results: Existing HIES scoring systems are helpful to identify HIES patients. However, those scores may fail in infants and young children due to the age-related lack of clinical symptoms. Furthermore, our long-term observations showed a striking variation of laboratory results over time in the individual patient. Reduced memory B-cell counts in concert with low specific antibody production are the most consistent findings likely contributing to the high susceptibility to bacterial and fungal infection. In DOCK8-HIES, T-cell lymphopenia and low IFN-gamma secretion after stimulation were common, likely promoting viral infections. In contrast to STAT3-HIES, DOCK8-HIES patients showed more severe inflammation with regard to allergic manifestations, elevated activation markers (HLA-DR, CD69, CD86, and CD154), and significantly increased inflammatory cytokines (IL1-beta, IL4, IL6, and IFN-gamma)., Conclusion: Differentiating HIES from other diseases such as atopic dermatitis early in life is essential for patients because treatment modalities differ. To expedite the diagnosis process, we propose here a diagnostic workflow., (© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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29. DOCK8 deficiency: clinical and immunological phenotype and treatment options - a review of 136 patients.
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Aydin SE, Kilic SS, Aytekin C, Kumar A, Porras O, Kainulainen L, Kostyuchenko L, Genel F, Kütükcüler N, Karaca N, Gonzalez-Granado L, Abbott J, Al-Zahrani D, Rezaei N, Baz Z, Thiel J, Ehl S, Marodi L, Orange JS, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Keles S, Holland SM, Sanal Ö, Ayvaz DC, Tezcan I, Al-Mousa H, Alsum Z, Hawwari A, Metin A, Matthes-Martin S, Hönig M, Schulz A, Picard C, Barlogis V, Gennery A, Ifversen M, van Montfrans J, Kuijpers T, Bredius R, Dückers G, Al-Herz W, Pai SY, Geha R, Notheis G, Schwarze CP, Tavil B, Azik F, Bienemann K, Grimbacher B, Heinz V, Gaspar HB, Aydin R, Hagl B, Gathmann B, Belohradsky BH, Ochs HD, Chatila T, Renner ED, Su H, Freeman AF, Engelhardt K, and Albert MH
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Immunoglobulin E blood, Immunoglobulin E immunology, Incidence, Infant, Infections diagnosis, Infections epidemiology, Infections etiology, Job Syndrome complications, Job Syndrome diagnosis, Job Syndrome genetics, Job Syndrome immunology, Job Syndrome mortality, Job Syndrome therapy, Lymphocyte Count, Lymphocyte Subsets immunology, Lymphocyte Subsets metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Neoplasms epidemiology, Neoplasms etiology, Phenotype, Young Adult, Genetic Association Studies, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors deficiency, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors genetics
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Mutations in DOCK8 result in autosomal recessive Hyper-IgE syndrome with combined immunodeficiency (CID). However, the natural course of disease, long-term prognosis, and optimal therapeutic management have not yet been clearly defined. In an international retrospective survey of patients with DOCK8 mutations, focused on clinical presentation and therapeutic measures, a total of 136 patients with a median follow-up of 11.3 years (1.3-47.7) spanning 1693 patient years, were enrolled. Eczema, recurrent respiratory tract infections, allergies, abscesses, viral infections and mucocutaneous candidiasis were the most frequent clinical manifestations. Overall survival probability in this cohort [censored for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)] was 87 % at 10, 47 % at 20, and 33 % at 30 years of age, respectively. Event free survival was 44, 18 and 4 % at the same time points if events were defined as death, life-threatening infections, malignancy or cerebral complications such as CNS vasculitis or stroke. Malignancy was diagnosed in 23/136 (17 %) patients (11 hematological and 9 epithelial cancers, 5 other malignancies) at a median age of 12 years. Eight of these patients died from cancer. Severe, life-threatening infections were observed in 79/136 (58 %); severe non-infectious cerebral events occurred in 14/136 (10 %). Therapeutic measures included antiviral and antibacterial prophylaxis, immunoglobulin replacement and HSCT. This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of the clinical phenotype of DOCK8 deficiency in the largest cohort reported so far and demonstrates the severity of the disease with relatively poor prognosis. Early HSCT should be strongly considered as a potential curative measure.
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30. Successful Combination of Sequential Gene Therapy and Rescue Allo-HSCT in Two Children with X-CGD - Importance of Timing.
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Siler U, Paruzynski A, Holtgreve-Grez H, Kuzmenko E, Koehl U, Renner ED, Alhan C, de Loosdrecht AA, Schwäble J, Pfluger T, Tchinda J, Schmugge M, Jauch A, Naundorf S, Kühlcke K, Notheis G, Güngor T, Kalle CV, Schmidt M, Grez M, Seger R, and Reichenbach J
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- Aspergillosis therapy, Aspergillus nidulans pathogenicity, Child, Chromosome Deletion, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7, DNA-Binding Proteins genetics, Gammaretrovirus genetics, Genetic Therapy adverse effects, Humans, MDS1 and EVI1 Complex Locus Protein, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins genetics, Myelodysplastic Syndromes etiology, NADPH Oxidase 2, NADPH Oxidases genetics, Proto-Oncogenes genetics, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, Transcription Factors genetics, Genetic Therapy methods, Granulomatous Disease, Chronic therapy, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation methods
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We report on a series of sequential events leading to long-term survival and cure of pediatric X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD) patients after gamma-retroviral gene therapy (GT) and rescue HSCT. Due to therapyrefractory life-threatening infections requiring hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) but absence of HLAidentical donors, we treated 2 boys with X-CGD by GT. Following GT both children completely resolved invasive Aspergillus nidulans infections. However, one child developed dual insertional activation of ecotropic viral integration site 1 (EVI1) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) genes, leading to myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with monosomy 7. Despite resistance to mismatched allo-HSCT with standard myeloablative conditioning, secondary intensified rescue allo-HSCT resulted in 100 % donor chimerism and disappearance of MDS. The other child did not develop MDS despite expansion of a clone with a single insertion in the myelodysplasia syndrome 1 (MDS1) gene and was cured by early standard allo-HSCT. The slowly developing dominance of clones harboring integrations in MDS1-EVI1 may guide clinical intervention strategies, i.e. early rescue allo-HSCT, prior to malignant transformation. GT was essential for both children to survive and to clear therapy-refractory infections, and future GT with safer lentiviral self-inactivated (SIN) vectors may offer a therapeutic alternative for X-CGD patients suffering from life-threatening infections and lacking HLA-identical HSC donors.
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31. Atopic dermatitis, STAT3- and DOCK8-hyper-IgE syndromes differ in IgE-based sensitization pattern.
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Boos AC, Hagl B, Schlesinger A, Halm BE, Ballenberger N, Pinarci M, Heinz V, Kreilinger D, Spielberger BD, Schimke-Marques LF, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Belohradsky BH, Przybilla B, Schaub B, Wollenberg A, and Renner ED
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- Adult, DNA Mutational Analysis, Dermatitis, Atopic blood, Female, Flow Cytometry, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors genetics, Humans, Immunoglobulin E blood, Job Syndrome blood, Job Syndrome genetics, Male, Middle Aged, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, Skin Tests, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer immunology, Young Adult, Dermatitis, Atopic immunology, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors immunology, Immunoglobulin E immunology, Job Syndrome immunology, STAT3 Transcription Factor immunology
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Background: Increased serum IgE levels are characteristic but not specific for allergic diseases. Particularly, severe atopic dermatitis (AD) overlaps with hyper-IgE syndromes (HIES) regarding eczema, eosinophilia, and increased serum IgE levels. HIES are primary immunodeficiencies due to monogenetic defects such as in the genes DOCK8 and STAT3. As it is not known to date why allergic manifestations are not present in all HIES entities, we assessed the specificity of serum IgE of AD and HIES patients in the context of clinical and immunological findings., Methods: Clinical data, skin prick tests, specific IgE to aero- and food allergens, and T helper (Th) subpopulations were compared in AD and molecularly defined HIES patients., Results: Total serum IgE levels were similarly increased in STAT3-HIES, DOCK8-HIES, and AD patients. The ratio of aeroallergen-specific IgE to total IgE was highest in AD, whereas DOCK8-HIES patients showed the highest specific serum IgE against food allergens. Overall, clinical allergy and skin prick test results complied with the specific IgE results. Th2-cell numbers were significantly increased in DOCK8-HIES and AD patients compared to STAT3-HIES patients and controls. AD patients showed significantly higher nTreg-cell counts compared to STAT3-HIES and control individuals. High Th17-cell counts were associated with asthma. Specific IgE values, skin prick test, and T-cell subsets of STAT3-HIES patients were comparable with those of healthy individuals except decreased Th17-cell counts., Conclusion: Hyper-IgE syndromes and atopic dermatitis patients showed different sensitization pattern of serum IgE corresponding to the allergic disease manifestations and Th-cell subset data, suggesting a key role of DOCK8 in the development of food allergy., (© 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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32. Stat3 programs Th17-specific regulatory T cells to control GN.
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Kluger MA, Luig M, Wegscheid C, Goerke B, Paust HJ, Brix SR, Yan I, Mittrücker HW, Hagl B, Renner ED, Tiegs G, Wiech T, Stahl RA, Panzer U, and Steinmetz OM
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- Animals, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis pathology, Cell Movement immunology, Disease Models, Animal, Glomerulonephritis pathology, Humans, Kidney immunology, Kidney pathology, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Receptors, CCR6 immunology, Receptors, CCR6 metabolism, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism, Spleen cytology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory pathology, Th17 Cells pathology, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis immunology, Glomerulonephritis immunology, STAT3 Transcription Factor immunology, Th17 Cells immunology
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A pathogenic role for Th17 cells in inflammatory renal disease is well established. The mechanisms underlying their counter-regulation are, however, largely unknown. Recently, Th17 lineage-specific regulatory T cells (Treg17) that depend on activation of the transcription factor Stat3 were identified. We studied the function of Treg17 in the nephrotoxic nephritis (NTN) model of crescentic GN. The absence of Treg17 cells in Foxp3(Cre)×Stat3(fl/fl) mice resulted in the aggravation of NTN and skewing of renal and systemic immune responses toward Th17. Detailed analysis of Stat3-deficient Tregs revealed that the survival, activation, proliferation, and suppressive function of these cells remained intact. However, Tregs from Foxp3(Cre)×Stat3(fl/fl) mice lacked surface expression of the chemokine receptor CCR6, which resulted in impaired renal trafficking. Furthermore, aggravation of NTN was reversible in the absence of Th17 responses, as shown in CD4(Cre)×Stat3(fl/fl) mice lacking both Treg17 and Th17 cells, suggesting that Th17 cells are indeed the major target of Treg17 cells. Notably, immunohistochemistry revealed CCR6-bearing Treg17 cells in kidney biopsy specimens of patients with GN. CCR6 expression on human Treg17 cells also appears dependent on STAT3, as shown by analysis of Tregs from patients with dominant-negative STAT3 mutations. Our data indicate the presence and involvement of Stat3/STAT3-dependent Treg17 cells that specifically target Th17 cells in murine and human crescentic GN, and suggest the kidney-specific action of these Treg17 cells is regulated by CCR6-directed migration into areas of Th17 inflammation., (Copyright © 2014 by the American Society of Nephrology.)
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33. Beneficial IFN-α treatment of tumorous herpes simplex blepharoconjunctivitis in dedicator of cytokinesis 8 deficiency.
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Papan C, Hagl B, Heinz V, Albert MH, Ehrt O, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Neumann J, Ries M, Bufler P, Wollenberg A, and Renner ED
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- Adolescent, Blepharitis immunology, Blepharitis pathology, Conjunctivitis, Viral immunology, Conjunctivitis, Viral pathology, Female, Herpes Simplex immunology, Herpes Simplex pathology, Humans, Job Syndrome drug therapy, Job Syndrome pathology, Antiviral Agents administration & dosage, Blepharitis drug therapy, Conjunctivitis, Viral drug therapy, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Herpes Simplex drug therapy, Interferon-alpha administration & dosage, Job Syndrome immunology
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34. Targeted next-generation sequencing: a novel diagnostic tool for primary immunodeficiencies.
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Nijman IJ, van Montfrans JM, Hoogstraat M, Boes ML, van de Corput L, Renner ED, van Zon P, van Lieshout S, Elferink MG, van der Burg M, Vermont CL, van der Zwaag B, Janson E, Cuppen E, Ploos van Amstel JK, and van Gijn ME
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes diagnosis, Male, Mutation, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Background: Primary immunodeficiency (PID) disorders are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders caused by a variety of monogenetic immune defects. Thus far, mutations in more than 170 different genes causing PIDs have been described. A clear genotype-phenotype correlation is often not available, which makes a genetic diagnosis in patients with PIDs complex and laborious., Objective: We sought to develop a robust, time-effective, and cost-effective diagnostic method to facilitate a genetic diagnosis in any of 170 known PID-related genes by using next-generation sequencing (NGS)., Methods: We used both targeted array-based and in-solution enrichment combined with a SOLiD sequencing platform and a bioinformatic pipeline developed in house to analyze genetic changes in the DNA of 41 patients with PIDs with known mutations and 26 patients with undiagnosed PIDs., Results: This novel NGS-based method accurately detected point mutations (sensitivity and specificity >99% in covered regions) and exonic deletions (100% sensitivity and specificity). For the 170 genes of interest, the DNA coverage was greater than 20× in 90% to 95%. Nine PID-related genes proved not eligible for evaluation by using this NGS-based method because of inadequate coverage. The NGS method allowed us to make a genetic diagnosis in 4 of 26 patients who lacked a genetic diagnosis despite routine functional and genetic testing. Three of these patients proved to have an atypical presentation of previously described PIDs., Conclusion: This novel NGS tool facilitates accurate simultaneous detection of mutations in 161 of 170 known PID-related genes. In addition, these analyses will generate more insight into genotype-phenotype correlations for the different PID disorders., (Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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35. A novel gain-of-function IKBA mutation underlies ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency and polyendocrinopathy.
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Schimke LF, Rieber N, Rylaarsdam S, Cabral-Marques O, Hubbard N, Puel A, Kallmann L, Sombke SA, Notheis G, Schwarz HP, Kammer B, Hökfelt T, Repp R, Picard C, Casanova JL, Belohradsky BH, Albert MH, Ochs HD, Renner ED, and Torgerson TR
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- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus genetics, Child, Preschool, Cytokines immunology, HeLa Cells, Humans, I-kappa B Kinase genetics, Infant, Lymphocyte Activation genetics, Male, Mutation, Missense genetics, Proteolysis, Th17 Cells immunology, Transgenes genetics, Cell Nucleus metabolism, Ectodermal Dysplasia immunology, Fibroblasts immunology, I-kappa B Kinase metabolism, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes immunology, Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune immunology
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Purpose: This study reports the identification of a novel heterozygous IKBA missense mutation (p.M37K) in a boy presenting with ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency (EDA-ID) who had wild type IKBKG gene encoding NEMO. Our aim was to characterize the clinical course of this IκB-α gain-of-function mutant and to investigate if the p.M37K substitution affects NF-κB activation by interfering with IκB-α degradation, thus impairing NF-κB signaling and causing the EDA-ID phenotype., Methods: NF-κB signaling was evaluated by measuring IκB-α degradation in patient fibroblasts. In addition, transiently transfected HeLa cells expressing either the M37K-mutant IκB-α allele, the previously characterized S36A-mutant IκB-α allele, or wild type IκB-α were evaluated for IκB-α degradation and NF-κB nuclear translocation following stimulation with TNF-α., Results: Clinical findings revealed a classical ectodermal dysplasia phenotype complicated by recurrent mucocutaneous candidiasis, hypothyroidism, hypopituitarism, and profound combined immunodeficiency with decreased numbers of IL-17 T cells. IκB-α degradation after TNF-α and TLR agonist stimulation was abolished in patient fibroblasts as well as in HeLa cells expressing M37K-IκB-α similar to cells expressing S36A-IκB-α resulting in impaired nuclear translocation of NF-κB and reduced NF-κB dependent luciferase activity compared to cells expressing wild type IκB-α. Patient whole blood cells failed to secrete IL-6 in response to IL-1ß, Pam2CSK4, showed reduced responses to LPS and PMA/Ionomycin, and lacked IL-10 production in response to TNF-α., Conclusion: The novel heterozygous mutation p.M37K in IκB-α impairs NF-κB activation causing autosomal dominant EDA-ID with an expanded clinical phenotype.
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36. Lung parenchyma surgery in autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome.
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Freeman AF, Renner ED, Henderson C, Langenbeck A, Olivier KN, Hsu AP, Hagl B, Boos A, Davis J, Marciano BE, Boris L, Welch P, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Belohradsky BH, Kwong KF, and Holland SM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Lung immunology, Lung physiopathology, Lung surgery, Lung Diseases genetics, Lung Diseases immunology, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Retrospective Studies, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, Wound Healing genetics, Young Adult, Job Syndrome immunology, Job Syndrome physiopathology, Lung Diseases physiopathology, Lung Diseases surgery, Wound Healing physiology
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Purpose: Autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome (AD-HIES) due to heterozygous STAT3 mutation is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by eczema, elevated serum IgE, recurrent infections, and connective tissue and skeletal findings. Healing of pneumonias is often abnormal with formation of pneumatoceles and bronchiectasis. We aimed to explore whether healing after lung surgery is also aberrant., Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 32 patients with AD-HIES who received lung surgery for the management of pulmonary infections from 1960 to 2011. We collected information including patient demographics, STAT3 mutation status, clinical history, surgical and medical procedures performed, complications, related medical treatments, and outcomes., Results: More than 50% of lung surgeries had associated complications, with the majority being prolonged bronchopleural fistulae. These fistulae often led to empyemas that necessitated additional interventions including prolonged antibiotics, prolonged thoracostomy tube drainage and re-operations., Conclusion: Lung surgery in AD-HIES patients is associated with high complication rates. STAT3 mutations likely lead to abnormalities in tissue remodelling that are further exacerbated by infection.
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37. Defective actin accumulation impairs human natural killer cell function in patients with dedicator of cytokinesis 8 deficiency.
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Mizesko MC, Banerjee PP, Monaco-Shawver L, Mace EM, Bernal WE, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Belohradsky BH, Heinz V, Freeman AF, Sullivan KE, Holland SM, Torgerson TR, Al-Herz W, Chou J, Hanson IC, Albert MH, Geha RS, Renner ED, and Orange JS
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors immunology, Humans, Infant, K562 Cells, Male, Actins immunology, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors deficiency, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes immunology, Killer Cells, Natural immunology
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Background: Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) mutations are responsible for a rare primary combined immunodeficiency syndrome associated with severe cutaneous viral infections, increased IgE levels, autoimmunity, and malignancy. Natural killer (NK) cells are essential for tumor surveillance and defense against virally infected cells. NK cell function relies on Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein for filamentous actin (F-actin) accumulation at the lytic NK cell immunologic synapse. DOCK8 activates cell division cycle 42, which, together with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein, coordinates F-actin reorganization. Although abnormalities in T- and B-cell function have been described in DOCK8-deficient patients, the role of NK cells in this disease is unclear., Objectives: We sought to understand the role of DOCK8 in NK cell function to determine whether NK cell abnormalities explain the pathogenesis of the clinical syndrome of DOCK8 deficiency., Methods: A cohort of DOCK8-deficient patients was assembled, and patients' NK cells, as well as NK cell lines with stably reduced DOCK8 expression, were studied. NK cell cytotoxicity, F-actin content, and lytic immunologic synapse formation were measured., Results: DOCK8-deficient patients' NK cells and DOCK8 knockdown cell lines all had decreased NK cell cytotoxicity, which could not be restored after IL-2 stimulation. Importantly, DOCK8 deficiency impaired F-actin accumulation at the lytic immunologic synapse without affecting overall NK cell F-actin content., Conclusions: DOCK8 deficiency results in severely impaired NK cell function because of an inability to form a mature lytic immunologic synapse through targeted synaptic F-actin accumulation. This defect might underlie and explain important attributes of the DOCK8 deficiency clinical syndrome, including the unusual susceptibility to viral infection and malignancy., (Published by Mosby, Inc.)
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38. Challenges of genetic counseling in patients with autosomal dominant diseases, such as the hyper-IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES).
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Spielberger BD, Woellner C, Dueckers G, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Hagl B, Anslinger K, Bayer B, Siepermann K, Niehues T, Grimbacher B, Belohradsky BH, and Renner ED
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- Cells, Cultured, Child, Child, Preschool, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Genes, Dominant, Humans, Infant, Job Syndrome diagnosis, Male, Pedigree, Th17 Cells immunology, Genetic Counseling, Immunoglobulin E immunology, Job Syndrome genetics, Mutation genetics, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics
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39. Clinical and immunological correction of DOCK8 deficiency by allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation following a reduced toxicity conditioning regimen.
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Boztug H, Karitnig-Weiß C, Ausserer B, Renner ED, Albert MH, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Belohradsky BH, Mann G, Horcher E, Rümmele-Waibel A, Geyeregger R, Lakatos K, Peters C, Lawitschka A, and Matthes-Martin S
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- Child, Preschool, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors genetics, Humans, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes immunology, Mutation, Pedigree, Transplantation, Homologous, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors deficiency, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation adverse effects, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes genetics, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes therapy, Transplantation Conditioning adverse effects
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Dedicator of cytokinesis 8 protein (DOCK8) deficiency is a combined immunodeficiency disorder characterized by an expanding clinical picture with typical features of recurrent respiratory or gastrointestinal tract infections, atopic eczema, food allergies, chronic viral infections of the skin, and blood eosinophilia often accompanied by elevated serum IgE levels. The only definitive treatment option is allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We report a patient with early severe manifestation of DOCK8 deficiency, who underwent unrelated allogeneic HSCT at the age of 3 years following a reduced toxicity conditioning regimen. The transplant course was complicated by pulmonary aspergilloma pretransplantation, adenovirus (ADV) reactivation, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) pneumonitis 4 weeks after transplantation. With antifungal and antiviral treatment the patient recovered. Seven months after transplantation the patient is in excellent clinical condition. Eczematous rash, chronic viral skin infections, and food allergies have subsided, associated with normalization of IgE levels and absolute numbers of eosinophils. Chimerism analysis shows stable full donor chimerism. DOCK8 deficiency can be successfully cured by allogeneic HSCT. This treatment option should be considered early after diagnosis, as opportunistic infections and malignancies that occur more frequently during the natural course of the disease are associated with higher morbidity and mortality.
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40. Commensal bacteria-derived signals regulate basophil hematopoiesis and allergic inflammation.
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Hill DA, Siracusa MC, Abt MC, Kim BS, Kobuley D, Kubo M, Kambayashi T, Larosa DF, Renner ED, Orange JS, Bushman FD, and Artis D
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- Animals, Antibodies therapeutic use, Antigens, CD metabolism, Basophils metabolism, Bone Marrow Cells drug effects, Bone Marrow Cells metabolism, Cells, Cultured, Cytokines metabolism, Disease Models, Animal, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Flow Cytometry, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors genetics, Humans, Hypersensitivity drug therapy, Hypersensitivity genetics, Immunoglobulin E blood, Immunoglobulin E immunology, Inflammation drug therapy, Lymph Nodes cytology, Mice, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 metabolism, Signal Transduction immunology, Th2 Cells drug effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Basophils cytology, Basophils drug effects, Hematopoiesis drug effects, Hypersensitivity immunology, Inflammation immunology
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Commensal bacteria that colonize mammalian barrier surfaces are reported to influence T helper type 2 (T(H)2) cytokine-dependent inflammation and susceptibility to allergic disease, although the mechanisms that underlie these observations are poorly understood. In this report, we find that deliberate alteration of commensal bacterial populations via oral antibiotic treatment resulted in elevated serum IgE concentrations, increased steady-state circulating basophil populations and exaggerated basophil-mediated T(H)2 cell responses and allergic inflammation. Elevated serum IgE levels correlated with increased circulating basophil populations in mice and subjects with hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome. Furthermore, B cell-intrinsic expression of myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) was required to limit serum IgE concentrations and circulating basophil populations in mice. Commensal-derived signals were found to influence basophil development by limiting proliferation of bone marrow-resident precursor populations. Collectively, these results identify a previously unrecognized pathway through which commensal-derived signals influence basophil hematopoiesis and susceptibility to T(H)2 cytokine-dependent inflammation and allergic disease.
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41. Heterozygous signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 mutations in hyper-IgE syndrome result in altered B-cell maturation.
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Meyer-Bahlburg A, Renner ED, Rylaarsdam S, Reichenbach J, Schimke LF, Marks A, Tcheurekdjian H, Hostoffer R, Brahmandam A, Torgerson TR, Belohradsky BH, Rawlings DJ, and Ochs HD
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, B-Cell Activating Factor blood, B-Cell Activation Factor Receptor immunology, B-Lymphocytes immunology, Case-Control Studies, Cell Growth Processes, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Job Syndrome blood, Job Syndrome genetics, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism, Signal Transduction, Young Adult, B-Lymphocytes cytology, Bacteriophage phi X 174 immunology, Job Syndrome immunology, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics
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42. Gain-of-function human STAT1 mutations impair IL-17 immunity and underlie chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis.
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Liu L, Okada S, Kong XF, Kreins AY, Cypowyj S, Abhyankar A, Toubiana J, Itan Y, Audry M, Nitschke P, Masson C, Toth B, Flatot J, Migaud M, Chrabieh M, Kochetkov T, Bolze A, Borghesi A, Toulon A, Hiller J, Eyerich S, Eyerich K, Gulácsy V, Chernyshova L, Chernyshov V, Bondarenko A, Grimaldo RM, Blancas-Galicia L, Beas IM, Roesler J, Magdorf K, Engelhard D, Thumerelle C, Burgel PR, Hoernes M, Drexel B, Seger R, Kusuma T, Jansson AF, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Belohradsky B, Jouanguy E, Bustamante J, Bué M, Karin N, Wildbaum G, Bodemer C, Lortholary O, Fischer A, Blanche S, Al-Muhsen S, Reichenbach J, Kobayashi M, Rosales FE, Lozano CT, Kilic SS, Oleastro M, Etzioni A, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Renner ED, Abel L, Picard C, Maródi L, Boisson-Dupuis S, Puel A, and Casanova JL
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- Base Sequence, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Germ-Line Mutation genetics, Humans, Immunoblotting, Interferon-gamma blood, Interferon-gamma metabolism, Interferons, Interleukins metabolism, Male, Molecular Sequence Data, Pedigree, Phosphorylation, Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta immunology, STAT1 Transcription Factor chemistry, STAT1 Transcription Factor metabolism, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous genetics, Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous immunology, Interleukin-17 immunology, Models, Molecular, STAT1 Transcription Factor genetics, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis disease (CMCD) may be caused by autosomal dominant (AD) IL-17F deficiency or autosomal recessive (AR) IL-17RA deficiency. Here, using whole-exome sequencing, we identified heterozygous germline mutations in STAT1 in 47 patients from 20 kindreds with AD CMCD. Previously described heterozygous STAT1 mutant alleles are loss-of-function and cause AD predisposition to mycobacterial disease caused by impaired STAT1-dependent cellular responses to IFN-γ. Other loss-of-function STAT1 alleles cause AR predisposition to intracellular bacterial and viral diseases, caused by impaired STAT1-dependent responses to IFN-α/β, IFN-γ, IFN-λ, and IL-27. In contrast, the 12 AD CMCD-inducing STAT1 mutant alleles described here are gain-of-function and increase STAT1-dependent cellular responses to these cytokines, and to cytokines that predominantly activate STAT3, such as IL-6 and IL-21. All of these mutations affect the coiled-coil domain and impair the nuclear dephosphorylation of activated STAT1, accounting for their gain-of-function and dominance. Stronger cellular responses to the STAT1-dependent IL-17 inhibitors IFN-α/β, IFN-γ, and IL-27, and stronger STAT1 activation in response to the STAT3-dependent IL-17 inducers IL-6 and IL-21, hinder the development of T cells producing IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-22. Gain-of-function STAT1 alleles therefore cause AD CMCD by impairing IL-17 immunity.
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43. Successful long-term correction of autosomal recessive hyper-IgE syndrome due to DOCK8 deficiency by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Bittner TC, Pannicke U, Renner ED, Notheis G, Hoffmann F, Belohradsky BH, Wintergerst U, Hauser M, Klein B, Schwarz K, Schmid I, and Albert MH
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Consanguinity, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors deficiency, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors genetics, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Job Syndrome genetics, Job Syndrome therapy, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics
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Autosomal dominant hyper-IgE syndrome (AD-HIES), characterised by eczema, increased susceptibility to skin and lung infections, elevated IgE and skeletal abnormalities is associated with heterozygous STAT3 mutations. The autosomal recessive variant (AR-HIES) has similar immunological findings but mainly lacks extraimmune manifestations. Several AR-HIES patients have recently been shown to harbour mutations in the gene for dedicator of cytokinesis 8 (DOCK8). Here, we present the long-term outcome of a girl having received a hematopoietic stem cell graft for an at that time genetically undefined combined immunodeficiency associated with severe eczema, multiple food allergies, excessively elevated serum IgE levels and eosinophilia. She was recently found to carry a homozygous nonsense mutation in the DOCK8 gene. HSCT resulted in complete immunological correction, even though mixed donor chimerism occurred. Clinically, the outcome was characterised by disappearance of skin manifestations and severe infections, improvement of pulmonary function and constant decline of IgE levels. Outcome in untransplanted DOCK8 deficient patients is poor because of frequent life-threatening infections, CNS bleeding and infarction, and increased susceptibility to malignancy. This argues for early curative therapeutic approaches, supported by this report of successful long-term outcome after HSCT., (© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.)
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44. [Vaccinations with atopic dermatitis and other chronic inflammatory skin diseases].
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Wollenberg A, Vogel S, and Renner ED
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- Chronic Disease, Humans, Dermatitis, Atopic prevention & control, Vaccination
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One of the most effective preventive measures in medicine is vaccination for avoidance of vaccination preventable diseases. If higher vaccination rates could be achieved individual pathogens could be eliminated and even made extinct. Vaccination is not obligatory in Germany. In previous decades many diseases which were preventable by vaccination have become rare. Being unaware of the course of the disease, the willingness to be vaccinated decreases and doubts about vaccination increase. If atopic dermatitis or allergy is known, the doctor performing the vaccination and also the dermatologist are often asked questions on the indications, performing standard vaccination and the vaccination schedule. This review article is intended to supply dermatologists with answers to frequently asked questions on indications and performing standard vaccinations in connection with atopic dermatitis, allergies and chronic inflammatory skin diseases. Although patients often have uncertainties and doubts, undesirable severe medicinal effects are rare even for patients with atopic dermatitis.
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45. Diagnostic approach to the hyper-IgE syndromes: immunologic and clinical key findings to differentiate hyper-IgE syndromes from atopic dermatitis.
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Schimke LF, Sawalle-Belohradsky J, Roesler J, Wollenberg A, Rack A, Borte M, Rieber N, Cremer R, Maass E, Dopfer R, Reichenbach J, Wahn V, Hoenig M, Jansson AF, Roesen-Wolff A, Schaub B, Seger R, Hill HR, Ochs HD, Torgerson TR, Belohradsky BH, and Renner ED
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Dermatitis, Atopic genetics, Dermatitis, Atopic immunology, Female, Gene Deletion, Humans, Infant, Interleukin-17 metabolism, Job Syndrome immunology, Male, Middle Aged, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer cytology, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer immunology, Dermatitis, Atopic diagnosis, Job Syndrome diagnosis
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Background: Hyper-IgE syndromes (HIES) are primary immunodeficiency disorders characterized by Staphylococcus aureus abscesses, recurrent pneumonia, increased serum IgE levels, and eczema. The association of heterozygous signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) mutations with autosomal dominant (AD)-HIES allows the differentiation of AD-HIES from disorders associated with eczema and increased serum IgE levels, such as other primary immunodeficiencies and atopic dermatitis., Objective: To facilitate early diagnosis of AD-HIES to initiate appropriate therapy., Methods: The clinical phenotype (suggested by a National Institutes of Health [NIH] score of >or=40 points), STAT3 genotype, and T(H)17 cell counts were compared in a cohort of 78 patients suspected of having HIES., Results: Heterozygous STAT3 missense mutations and in-frame deletions were identified in 48 patients, all but 2 with an NIH score >or=40 points. Patients with STAT3 mutations with HIES showed significantly lower T(H)17 cell counts compared with patients with wild-type STAT3 and control subjects. Only 1 patient with wild-type STAT3 had both an NIH score >or=40 points and abnormal T(H)17 cell counts (
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46. Comèl-Netherton syndrome defined as primary immunodeficiency.
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Renner ED, Hartl D, Rylaarsdam S, Young ML, Monaco-Shawver L, Kleiner G, Markert ML, Stiehm ER, Belohradsky BH, Upton MP, Torgerson TR, Orange JS, and Ochs HD
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- B-Lymphocytes immunology, B-Lymphocytes metabolism, Child, Child, Preschool, Cytokines blood, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulins, Intravenous therapeutic use, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes drug therapy, Immunologic Factors therapeutic use, Male, Mutation, Natural Killer T-Cells immunology, Natural Killer T-Cells metabolism, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory biosynthesis, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory metabolism, Serine Peptidase Inhibitor Kazal-Type 5, Staphylococcal Skin Infections drug therapy, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory metabolism, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes genetics, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes immunology, Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory genetics, Staphylococcal Skin Infections genetics, Staphylococcal Skin Infections immunology, Staphylococcus aureus
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Background: Mutations in serine protease inhibitor Kazal-type 5 (SPINK5), encoding the serine protease inhibitor lympho-epithelial Kazal-type 5 related inhibitor (LEKTI), cause Comèl-Netherton syndrome, an autosomal-recessive disease characterized by congenital ichthyosis, bamboo hair, and atopic diathesis. Despite increased frequency of infections, the immunocompetence of patients with Comèl-Netherton syndrome has not been extensively investigated., Objective: To define Comèl-Netherton syndrome as a primary immunodeficiency disorder and to explore the benefit of intravenous immunoglobulin replacement therapy., Methods: We enrolled 9 patients with Comèl-Netherton syndrome, sequenced SPINK5, and analyzed LEKTI expression by immunohistochemistry. Immune function was assessed by measuring cognate immunity, serum cytokine levels, and natural killer cell cytotoxicity., Results: All patients presented with recurrent skin infections caused predominantly by Staphylococcus aureus. All but 1 reported recurrent respiratory tract infections; 78% had sepsis and/or pneumonia; 67% had recurrent gastrointestinal disease and failure to thrive. Mutations in SPINK5-including 6 novel mutations-were identified in 8 patients. LEKTI expression was decreased or absent in all patients. Immunologic evaluation revealed reduced memory B cells and defective responses to vaccination with Pneumovax and bacteriophage phiX174, characterized by impaired antibody amplification and class-switching. Immune dysregulation was suggested by a skewed T(h)1 phenotype and elevated proinflammatory cytokine levels, whereas serum concentrations of the chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 and natural killer cell cytotoxicity were decreased. Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin resulted in remarkable clinical improvement and temporarily increased natural killer cell cytotoxicity., Conclusion: These data provide new insights into the immunopathology of Comèl-Netherton syndrome and demonstrate that this multisystem disorder, characterized by lack of LEKTI expression in epithelial cells, is complicated by cognate and innate immunodeficiency that responds favorably to intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.
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47. Novel signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) mutations, reduced T(H)17 cell numbers, and variably defective STAT3 phosphorylation in hyper-IgE syndrome.
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Renner ED, Rylaarsdam S, Anover-Sombke S, Rack AL, Reichenbach J, Carey JC, Zhu Q, Jansson AF, Barboza J, Schimke LF, Leppert MF, Getz MM, Seger RA, Hill HR, Belohradsky BH, Torgerson TR, and Ochs HD
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Interleukin-17 metabolism, Job Syndrome metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, Phosphorylation, STAT3 Transcription Factor metabolism, Signal Transduction, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer metabolism, Job Syndrome genetics, Mutation, STAT3 Transcription Factor genetics, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer immunology
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Background: Hyper-IgE syndrome (HIES) is a rare, autosomal-dominant immunodeficiency characterized by eczema, Staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses, pneumonia with pneumatocele formation, Candida infections, and skeletal/connective tissue abnormalities. Recently it was shown that heterozygous signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) mutations cause autosomal-dominant HIES., Objective: To determine the spectrum and functional consequences of heterozygous STAT3 mutations in a cohort of patients with HIES., Methods: We sequenced the STAT3 gene in 38 patients with HIES (National Institutes of Health score >40 points) from 35 families, quantified T(H)17 cells in peripheral blood, and evaluated tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT3., Results: Most STAT3 mutations in our cohort were in the DNA-binding domain (DBD; 22/35 families) or Src homology 2 (SH2) domain (10/35) and were missense mutations. We identified 2 intronic mutations resulting in exon skipping and in-frame deletions within the DBD. In addition, we identified 2 mutations located in the transactivation domain downstream of the SH2 domain: a 10-amino acid deletion and an amino acid substitution. In 1 patient, we were unable to identify a STAT3 mutation. T(H)17 cells were absent or low in the peripheral blood of all patients who were evaluated (n = 17). IL-6-induced STAT3-phosphorylation was consistently reduced in patients with SH2 domain mutations but comparable to normal controls in patients with mutations in the DBD., Conclusion: Heterozygous STAT3 mutations were identified in 34 of 35 unrelated HIES families. Patients had impaired T(H)17 cell development, and those with SH2 domain mutations had reduced STAT3 phosphorylation.
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48. The hyper IgE syndrome and mutations in TYK2.
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Woellner C, Schäffer AA, Puck JM, Renner ED, Knebel C, Holland SM, Plebani A, and Grimbacher B
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- Genotype, Humans, Job Syndrome pathology, TYK2 Kinase deficiency, TYK2 Kinase metabolism, Job Syndrome enzymology, Job Syndrome genetics, Mutation genetics, TYK2 Kinase genetics
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49. Rituximab-induced long-term remission in two children with SLE.
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Jansson AF, Wintergerst U, Renner ED, and Belohradsky BH
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- Antibodies, Antinuclear blood, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic blood, Male, Prognosis, Rituximab, Time Factors, Antibodies, Monoclonal therapeutic use, Immunologic Factors therapeutic use, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic drug therapy, Remission Induction methods
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50. Classification of non-bacterial osteitis: retrospective study of clinical, immunological and genetic aspects in 89 patients.
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Jansson A, Renner ED, Ramser J, Mayer A, Haban M, Meindl A, Grote V, Diebold J, Jansson V, Schneider K, and Belohradsky BH
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- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing genetics, Adolescent, Adult, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal therapeutic use, Autoimmune Diseases genetics, Autoimmune Diseases immunology, Child, Child, Preschool, Chronic Disease, Cytoskeletal Proteins genetics, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Fractures, Spontaneous etiology, Humans, Inflammation Mediators blood, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Osteitis complications, Osteitis genetics, Osteitis immunology, Prognosis, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Fractures etiology, Autoimmune Diseases diagnosis, Osteitis diagnosis
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Objective: To define non-bacterial osteitis (NBO) as a clinical entity possibly associated with autoimmune manifestations. Patients with sterile osteitis were analysed to develop diagnostic criteria., Methods: A total of 89 patients with non-bacterial inflammatory bone lesions were observed for a median of 49 months. History, diagnostic imaging, laboratory and histological data were obtained. Mutation analysis in the genes PSTPIP1 and PSTPIP2 was performed., Results: Patients had an onset of disease at a median age of 10 yrs [interquartile range (IQR) 7.5-12] and suffered a median period of 21 (IQR 9-52) months with a median of three foci per patient. Twenty percent of all the patients demonstrated associated autoimmune disorders, particularly of the skin and bowel. The majority of bone lesions were located in the vertebrae and metaphyses. Slight-to-moderate elevation of inflammation values were found in all the patients and antinuclear antibodies were elevated in 30%. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were effective in 85% of the patients. HLA-B27 and Human Leukocyte Antigen-DR (HLA-DR)-classification did not differ from the general population. Autoimmune diseases in 40% of all the families, multiply affected family members, linkage to 18q21 and mouse models strongly indicate a genetic basis for NBO. We observed three different courses of disease regarding the duration of complaints, rate of complications and associated autoimmune manifestations leading to a new classification of NBO., Conclusions: Clinical analysis of our cohort leads us to define NBO as a distinct disease entity with three clinical presentations: acute NBO, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis or persistent chronic NBO. Diagnostic criteria were proposed to differentiate NBO from diseases with similar clinical presentation.
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