Hassan Abolhassani, Andres Caballero-Oteyza, Mingyu Yang, Michele Proietti, Samaneh Delavari, Patrick Maffucci, Alejandro A Schäffer, Bertrand Boisson, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Nima Rezaei, Qiang Pan-Hammarström, Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, Lennart Hammarström, Bodo Grimbacher
{"title":"Re-evaluation of the contribution of <i>TNFRSF13B</i> variants to antibody deficiency.","authors":"Hassan Abolhassani, Andres Caballero-Oteyza, Mingyu Yang, Michele Proietti, Samaneh Delavari, Patrick Maffucci, Alejandro A Schäffer, Bertrand Boisson, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Nima Rezaei, Qiang Pan-Hammarström, Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, Lennart Hammarström, Bodo Grimbacher","doi":"10.70962/jhi.20250016","DOIUrl":"10.70962/jhi.20250016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Predominantly antibody deficiency (PAD) is the most prevalent form of human inborn errors of immunity (IEI). PAD is characterized by recurrent bacterial infections, immune dysregulation, and impaired immunoglobulin production. A monogenic cause of PAD can be identified in about 20% of cases. Approximately 10% of patients carry heterozygous mutations in the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 13B gene (<i>TNFRSF13B</i>), encoding the B cell surface protein TACI. Heterozygous variants in <i>TNFRSF13B</i> are not sufficient to cause PAD, as approximately 1% of the healthy population carries one of these variants. To identify additional genetic contributors to the immune defect in these individuals, we examined the exomes of 161 PAD patients with rare-damaging variants in <i>TNFRSF13B</i>. We identified (i) biallelic mutations in <i>TNFRSF13B</i>, (ii) the HLA-class II marker (DPA1*03), and (iii) multiple single nucleotide polymorphisms in known B-cell related genes, as additional genetic risk factors. Moreover, pathogenic mutations in other known IEI genes were presented in 16% of patients with heterozygous <i>TNFRSF13B</i> variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":521015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human immunity","volume":"1 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12435966/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145077141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ian T Lamborn, Huie Jing, Eesha Chattopadhyay, Hyoungjun Ham, Yu Zhang, Helen C Su
{"title":"MAGIS syndrome: phenotypes, pathogenesis, and treatment.","authors":"Ian T Lamborn, Huie Jing, Eesha Chattopadhyay, Hyoungjun Ham, Yu Zhang, Helen C Su","doi":"10.70962/jhi.20250065","DOIUrl":"10.70962/jhi.20250065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) presenting with immunodeficiency and autoimmunity can illuminate pathways essential for immunocompetence and self-tolerance. We recently characterized a new IEI named MAGIS (\"<b>M</b>idline malformations of the brain, <b>A</b>nterior pituitary gland dysfunction, <b>G</b>rowth retardation, <b>I</b>mmunodysregulation/immunodeficiency, and <b>S</b>keletal defects\") caused by heterozygous germline activating mutations in <i>GNAI2</i> (encoding the heterotrimeric G-protein, G<sub>αi2</sub>). This disorder demonstrates the central role of G<sub>αi2</sub> regulation of chemotaxis in humans and a novel pathway by which G-proteins regulate T-cell activation. Here, we review the clinical features, current genetic and biochemical understanding, and future therapeutic considerations for this new syndromic immune dysregulation disorder.</p>","PeriodicalId":521015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human immunity","volume":"1 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12416919/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145031703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erica G Schmitt, Nermina Saucier, Samuel I Risma, Sena N Arbag, Ana Kolicheski, Alexander J Paul, Tomi L Toler, Katarina Semkiu, Soe S Mar, Joshua D Milner, Jeffrey J Bednarski, Megan A Cooper
{"title":"Mosaic STAT5B gain-of-function associated with demyelinating disease and autoimmunity.","authors":"Erica G Schmitt, Nermina Saucier, Samuel I Risma, Sena N Arbag, Ana Kolicheski, Alexander J Paul, Tomi L Toler, Katarina Semkiu, Soe S Mar, Joshua D Milner, Jeffrey J Bednarski, Megan A Cooper","doi":"10.70962/jhi.20250060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.70962/jhi.20250060","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":521015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human immunity","volume":"1 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12379004/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144987272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aurélia Alimi, Stephanie Wanin, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Paul Bastard
{"title":"Mepolizumab treatment in a child with inherited TYK2 deficiency.","authors":"Aurélia Alimi, Stephanie Wanin, Stéphanie Boisson-Dupuis, Paul Bastard","doi":"10.70962/jhi.20250106","DOIUrl":"10.70962/jhi.20250106","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":521015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human immunity","volume":"1 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12425477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145067659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rheumatologic and Autoimmune Features of Inborn Errors of Immunity: Implications for Diagnosis and Management.","authors":"Joshua M Tobin, Megan A Cooper","doi":"10.70962/jhi.20250034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.70962/jhi.20250034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are monogenic disorders of the immune system that frequently present with autoimmunity or autoinflammation, necessitating multi-specialty care. In many cases, patients may present for rheumatologic evaluation prior to a genetic diagnosis, highlighting the need for recognition of an underlying IEI with immune dysregulation. Here, we review IEI that can present with rheumatologic and autoimmune complications and the role of genetic testing for establishing a molecular diagnosis and devising personalized treatment plans to improve patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":521015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human immunity","volume":"1 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12365696/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144987239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of human immunityPub Date : 2025-06-04eCollection Date: 2025-07-07DOI: 10.70962/jhi.20250035
Callie C Y Wong, Tifenn Wauquier, Carolina Uggenti, Colin Stok, Alice Lepelley, Marie-Louise Frémond, Yanick J Crow
{"title":"Spondyloenchondrodysplasia: An enigmatic immuno-osseus type I interferonopathy.","authors":"Callie C Y Wong, Tifenn Wauquier, Carolina Uggenti, Colin Stok, Alice Lepelley, Marie-Louise Frémond, Yanick J Crow","doi":"10.70962/jhi.20250035","DOIUrl":"10.70962/jhi.20250035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spondyloenchondrodysplasia (SPENCD) is a rare immuno-osseus disease due to biallelic mutations in <i>ACP5</i>, resulting in a loss of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity and enhanced type I interferon signalling. While TRAP was identified in the 1950s, <i>ACP5</i> was cloned in the 1990s, an <i>Acp5</i> knockout mouse was reported in 1996, and >3,000 articles are retrievable on PubMed using the terms \"tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase\" + \"TRAP\", the immunopathology of SPENCD remains unclear. Here we describe the clinical phenotype and molecular architecture of SPENCD, review the biology of TRAP, and consider how TRAP deficiency leads to disturbed innate immunity.</p>","PeriodicalId":521015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human immunity","volume":"1 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7618195/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145234898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joud Hajjar, Anita Y Voigt, Margaret E Conner, Alton G Swennes, Stephanie Fowler, Chadi Calarge, Danielle D Mendonca, Dominique Armstrong, Chen-Yen Chang, Jolan E Walter, Manish J Butte, Tor Savidge, Julia Oh, Farrah Kheradmand, Joseph F Petrosino
{"title":"Gut dysbiosis patterns in CVID patients with noninfectious complications observed in a germ-free mouse model through fecal microbiota transplantation.","authors":"Joud Hajjar, Anita Y Voigt, Margaret E Conner, Alton G Swennes, Stephanie Fowler, Chadi Calarge, Danielle D Mendonca, Dominique Armstrong, Chen-Yen Chang, Jolan E Walter, Manish J Butte, Tor Savidge, Julia Oh, Farrah Kheradmand, Joseph F Petrosino","doi":"10.70962/jhi.20250040","DOIUrl":"10.70962/jhi.20250040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) who develop noninfectious complications (NIC) have worse clinical outcomes than those with infections only (INF). While gut microbiome aberrations have been linked to NIC, reductionist animal models that accurately recapitulate CVID are lacking. Our aim in this study was to uncover potential microbiome roles in the development of NIC in CVID. We performed whole-genome shotgun sequencing on fecal samples from CVID patients with NIC, INF, and their household controls. We also performed fecal microbiota transplants from CVID patients to germ-free mice. We found potentially pathogenic microbes <i>Streptococcus parasanguinis</i> and <i>Erysipelatoclostridium ramosum</i> were enriched in gut microbiomes of CVID patients with NIC. In contrast, <i>Fusicatenibacter saccharivorans</i> and <i>Anaerostipes hadrus</i>, known to suppress inflammation and promote healthy metabolism, were enriched in gut microbiomes of INF CVID patients. Fecal microbiota transplant from NIC, INF, and their household controls into germ-free mice revealed gut dysbiosis patterns only in recipients from CVID patients with NIC, but not in those from INF CVID or household controls recipients. Our findings provide a proof of concept that fecal microbiota transplant from CVID patients with NIC to germ-free mice recapitulates microbiome alterations observed in the donors.</p>","PeriodicalId":521015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of human immunity","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12462835/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145188295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}