Prospective Newborn Screening for SCID in Germany: A First Analysis by the Pediatric Immunology Working Group (API)

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Beitragende

  • Carsten Speckmann - , Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Autor:in)
  • Uta Nennstiel - , Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL) (Autor:in)
  • Manfred Hönig - , Universität Ulm (Autor:in)
  • Michael H. Albert - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)
  • Sujal Ghosh - , Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (Autor:in)
  • Catharina Schuetz - , Hochschulmedizin (Medizinische Fakultät und Universitätsklinikum), Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin (Autor:in)
  • Inken Brockow - , Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit (LGL) (Autor:in)
  • Friederike Hörster - , Universität Heidelberg (Autor:in)
  • Tim Niehues - , Helios Klinikum Krefeld (Autor:in)
  • Stephan Ehl - , Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Autor:in)
  • Volker Wahn - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Stephan Borte - , Klinikum St. Georg Leipzig (Autor:in)
  • Kai Lehmberg - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Ulrich Baumann - , Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) (Autor:in)
  • Rita Beier - , Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH) (Autor:in)
  • Renate Krüger - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Shahrzad Bakhtiar - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Joern Sven Kuehl - , Universität Leipzig (Autor:in)
  • Christian Klemann - , Universität Leipzig (Autor:in)
  • Udo Kontny - , Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Autor:in)
  • Ursula Holzer - , Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (Autor:in)
  • Andrea Meinhardt - , Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Autor:in)
  • Henner Morbach - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Nora Naumann-Bartsch - , Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Autor:in)
  • Tobias Rothoeft - , Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Autor:in)
  • Alexandra Y. Kreins - , University College London (Autor:in)
  • E. Graham Davies - , University College London (Autor:in)
  • Dominik T. Schneider - , Universität Witten/Herdecke (Autor:in)
  • Horst v. Bernuth - , Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Klingebiel - , Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt (Autor:in)
  • Georg F. Hoffmann - , Universität Heidelberg (Autor:in)
  • Ansgar Schulz - , Universität Ulm (Autor:in)
  • Fabian Hauck - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)

Abstract

Background: T-cell receptor excision circle (TREC)-based newborn screening (NBS) for severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID) was introduced in Germany in August 2019. Methods: Children with abnormal TREC-NBS were referred to a newly established network of Combined Immunodeficiency (CID) Clinics and Centers. The Working Group for Pediatric Immunology (API) and German Society for Newborn Screening (DGNS) performed 6-monthly surveys to assess the TREC-NBS process after 2.5 years. Results: Among 1.9 million screened newborns, 88 patients with congenital T-cell lymphocytopenia were identified (25 SCID, 17 leaky SCID/Omenn syndrome (OS)/idiopathic T-cell lymphocytopenia, and 46 syndromic disorders). A genetic diagnosis was established in 88%. Twenty-six patients underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), 23/26 within 4 months of life. Of these, 25/26 (96%) were alive at last follow-up. Two patients presented with in utero onset OS and died after birth. Five patients with syndromic disorders underwent thymus transplantation. Eight syndromic patients deceased, all from non-immunological complications. TREC-NBS missed one patient, who later presented clinically, and one tracking failure occurred after an inconclusive screening result. Conclusion: The German TREC-NBS represents the largest European SCID screening at this point. The incidence of SCID/leaky SCID/OS in Germany is approximately 1:54,000, very similar to previous observations from North American and European regions and countries where TREC-NBS was implemented. The newly founded API-CID network facilitates tracking and treatment of identified patients. Short-term HSCT outcome was excellent, but NBS and transplant registries will remain essential to evaluate the long-term outcome and to compare results across the rising numbers of TREC-NBS programs across Europe.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)965-978
Seitenumfang14
FachzeitschriftJournal of clinical immunology
Jahrgang43
Ausgabenummer5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 27 Feb. 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 36843153
ORCID /0009-0003-6519-0482/work/146644420

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • HSCT, Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, NBS, Newborn screening, SCID, Severe combined immunodeficiency, T cell receptor excision circles, TREC, Thymus transplantation, Prospective Studies, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics, Humans, Germany/epidemiology, DNA, Lymphopenia/diagnosis, Neonatal Screening/methods, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency/diagnosis, Child, Infant, Newborn