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- Title
Distinct Immunophenotypic Features in Patients Affected by 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome with Immune Dysregulation and Infectious Phenotype.
- Authors
Costagliola, Giorgio; Legitimo, Annalisa; Bertini, Veronica; Alberio, Antonino Maria Quintilio; Valetto, Angelo; Consolini, Rita
- Abstract
The clinical expression of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2 DS) is extremely variable, as patients can present with recurrent or severe infections, immune dysregulation, atopic diseases, or extra-immunological manifestations. The immunological background underlying the different disease manifestations is not completely elucidated. The aim of this study was to identify the immunophenotypic peculiarities of 22q11.2 DS patients presenting with different disease expressions. This study included 34 patients with 22q11.2 DS, divided into three groups according to the clinical phenotype: isolated extra-immunological manifestations (G1), infectious phenotype with increased/severe infections (G2), and immune dysregulation (G3). The patients underwent extended immunophenotyping of the T and B lymphocytes and analysis of the circulating dendritic cells (DCs). In patients with an infectious phenotype, a significant reduction in CD3+ and CD4+ cells and an expansion of CD8 naïve cells was evidenced. On the other hand, the immunophenotype of the patients with immune dysregulation showed a skewing toward memory T cell populations, and reduced levels of recent thymic emigrants (RTEs), while the highest levels of RTEs were detected in the patients with isolated extra-immunological manifestations. This study integrates the current literature, contributing to elucidating the variability in the immune status of patients with 22q11.2DS with different phenotypic expressions, particularly in those with infectious phenotype and immune dysregulation.
- Subjects
DIGEORGE syndrome; 22Q11 deletion syndrome; PHENOTYPES; B cells; IMMUNOLOGIC memory; IMMUNITY
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 24, p7579
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm12247579