Variable Syndromic Immunodeficiency in Patients with Biallelic PRIM1 Mutations

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Contributors

  • University Medical Center Freiburg
  • Gesundheit Nord – Bremen Hospital Association

Abstract

Mutations in genes of the DNA polymerase complex have been linked to impaired immunological function next to distinct syndromic features. Biallelic mutations in PRIM1 are associated with a primordial dwarfism syndrome with variable hypogammaglobulinemia. The disease is mostly lethal in infancy due to pulmonary infections as well as hepatic cirrhosis. We studied 3 novel patients with PRIM1-deficiency with a focus on immunological consequences. All three shared dysmorphic features including a prominent forehead, triangular face and bilateral cryptorchidism. P1 carried the novel homozygous PRIM1 splice variant c.103+2T>G, allowing residual protein expression and associated with a mild clinical phenotype. P2 and P3 carried the known homozygous variant c.638+36C>G and died in infancy. Paradoxically, B cell lymphopenia was most pronounced in P1. No other significant lymphocyte abnormalities were detected. Interestingly, all 3 patients showed variable, but intermittently excessive Type I interferon signatures. In summary, the B-cell deficiency in PRIM1-deficiency is markedly variable and the severity of syndromic manifestations is not predictive of the immunological phenotype. We highlight a potential contribution of pathological type I interferon activation to disease pathogenesis which warrants further investigations.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number129
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of clinical immunology
Volume44
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 22 May 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMedCentral PMC11108906
Scopus 85193734679

Keywords

Keywords

  • Alleles, B-Lymphocytes/immunology, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/genetics, Infant, Interferon Type I/metabolism, Male, Mutation/genetics, Phenotype