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Fatal adult-onset antibody deficiency syndrome in a patient with cartilage hair hypoplasia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20538026     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ribonuclease mitochondrial RNA-processing (RMRP) gene. Although its most constant feature is metaphyseal dysplasia with short stature, CHH is associated with extraskeletal defects such as thin hair, anemia, immunodeficiency, and increased incidence of lymphomas. The spectrum of immunologic phenotypes in CHH translates into clinical severity. Whereas T-cell deficiency may remain subclinical or may result in severe combined immunodeficiency or Omenn syndrome, humoral immunodeficiency has only rarely been noted in these patients. Here we report the diagnosis of CHH in a woman who presented with severe short stature and a full-blown antibody deficiency, clinically resembling common variable immunodeficiency. Sequencing of the RMRP gene revealed compound heterozygosity for two novel mutations (g.68_69delinsTT and g.76C>T). Despite the late onset of immunodeficiency in the patient, its clinical course was severe, and the patient died 3 years after the first diagnosis.
Authors:
Julia Horn; Michael Schlesier; Klaus Warnatz; Antje Prasse; Andrea Superti-Furga; Hans-Hartmut Peter; Ulrich Salzer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-06-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  Human immunology     Volume:  71     ISSN:  1879-1166     ISO Abbreviation:  Hum. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-27     Completed Date:  2011-01-31     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8010936     Medline TA:  Hum Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  916-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Agammaglobulinemia / blood
Age of Onset
Antibodies / blood,  immunology
Base Sequence / genetics
Bone Marrow / pathology
Bronchiectasis / pathology
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
Endoribonucleases / genetics*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Growth Disorders / pathology
Hair / abnormalities,  immunology,  pathology
Hand Deformities, Congenital / pathology
Hirschsprung Disease / complications,  genetics,  immunology,  pathology
Humans
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications*,  genetics*,  immunology,  pathology
Lymphocyte Count
Male
Mutation / genetics
Osteochondrodysplasias / complications,  congenital,  genetics,  immunology,  pathology
Pneumonia / immunology,  pathology
Sepsis / immunology,  pathology
Splenomegaly / pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies; EC 3.1.-/Endoribonucleases; EC 3.1.-/mitochondrial RNA-processing endoribonuclease

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