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Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 4 Deficiency in a Greek Teenager.

ΤίτλοςInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 4 Deficiency in a Greek Teenager.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2020
AuthorsKarananou, P., Alataki A., & Papadopoulou-Alataki E.
JournalCase Reports Immunol
Volume2020
Pagination8846827
Date Published2020
ISSN2090-6609
Abstract

Background: Human interleukin- (IL-) 1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4) deficiency is a recently described primary immunodeficiency. It is a rare, autosomal recessive immunodeficiency that impairs toll/IL-1R immunity, except for the toll-like receptor (TLR) 3- and TLR4-interferon alpha (IFNA)/beta (IFNB) pathways. . We report the first patient in Greece with IRAK-4 deficiency. From the age of 8 months, she presented with recurrent infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract and skin abscesses. For this, she had been repeatedly hospitalized and treated empirically with intravenous antibiotics. No severe viral, mycobacterial, or fungal infections were noted. Her immunological laboratory evaluation revealed low serum IgA and restored in subsequent measurements; normal IgG, IgM, and IgE; and normal serum IgG subclasses. Peripheral blood immunophenotyping by flow cytometry and dihydrorhodamine (DHR) test revealed normal counts. She was able to make functional antibodies against vaccine antigens, including tetanus and diphtheria. She was administered with empirical IgG substitution for 5 years until the age of 12 years, and she has never experienced invasive bacterial infections so far. DNA analysis revealed a heterozygous variant in the patient: c.823delT (p.S275fs 13 at protein level) in the IRAK4 gene.Conclusions: The importance of clinical suspicion is emphasized in order to confirm the diagnosis by IRAK4 gene sequencing and provide the appropriate treatment for this rare primary immunodeficiency, as soon as possible.

DOI10.1155/2020/8846827
Alternate JournalCase Reports Immunol
PubMed ID33101742
PubMed Central IDPMC7568159

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