A genotype-phenotype correlation study in a group of 54 patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia
| Autor: | María Cruz Rodríguez, Rebeca Pérez de Diego, Gumersindo Fontán Casariego, Antonio Ferreira Cerdán, Eduardo López-Granados |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Male Adolescent Genotype Immunology Blotting Western X-linked agammaglobulinemia Biology medicine.disease_cause Polymerase Chain Reaction Agammaglobulinemia hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase Immunology and Allergy Missense mutation Bruton's tyrosine kinase Humans Expressivity (genetics) Child Immunodeficiency Genetics Mutation Infant Genetic Diseases X-Linked Protein-Tyrosine Kinases medicine.disease Flow Cytometry Phenotype Child Preschool biology.protein Female |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology. 116(3) |
| ISSN: | 0091-6749 |
| Popis: | Background X-linked (Bruton's) agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is a rare immunodeficiency caused by a block in B-cell development caused by mutations in the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) gene. Many aspects of XLA and BTK function remain unresolved; atypical presentations have been reported, and no clear genotype-phenotype correlation has been established. Objectives We sought to contribute to the understanding of XLA through the phenotypic and biochemical characterization of a large group of Spanish patients with agammaglobulinemia. We also sought to classify the mutations according to their severity to analyze a genotype-phenotype correlation. Methods Clinical and analytic data were collected from the clinical records. We studied the BTK gene, protein expression, and function, and the findings were correlated with the phenotypic information. Results Fifty-four patients were given diagnoses of XLA. We identified 38 different mutations in BTK, 26 not described in other patients, and several uncommon clinical phenotypes or analytic characteristics were found. The statistical analysis shows that less severe mutations or minimal detection of protein by means of flow cytometry are associated with decreased severity in clinical and analytic data, demonstrating a clear relation between the type of mutation and the disease expressivity. However, some exemptions to this rule were noted. Conclusions XLA is a variable disease. Globally, a genotype-phenotype correlation is observed, but individual discrepancies between the severity of the mutation and the clinical and analytic phenotype suggest that other loci or ambient factors significantly influence the disease presentation and evolution. |
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