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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Immune Dysregulation in Patients With Chromosome 18q Deletions-Searching for Putative Loci for Autoimmunity and Immunodeficiency.

Anna Hogendorf, Maciej Zieliński, Maria Constantinou, Robert Śmigiel, Jolanta Wierzba, Krystyna Wyka, Anna Wędrychowicz, Anna Jakubiuk-Tomaszuk, Edyta Budzynska, Malgorzata Piotrowicz and 12 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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22 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Anna HogendorfDepartment of Pediatrics, Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Maciej ZielińskiDepartment of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Maria ConstantinouDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Robert ŚmigielDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatrics and Rare Disorders, Wroclaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
Jolanta WierzbaDepartment of Internal and Pediatric Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Krystyna WykaDepartment of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Anna WędrychowiczPolish-American Pediatric Institute, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Cracow, Poland.
Anna Jakubiuk-TomaszukDepartment of Pediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, Poland.
Edyta BudzynskaDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Malgorzata PiotrowiczDepartment of Genetics, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital-Research Institute, Lodz, Poland.
Beata S Lipska-ZiętkiewiczClinical Genetics Unit, Department of Biology and Medical Genetics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Ewa KaczorowskaDepartment of Biology and Medical Genetics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Agata CieślikowskaDepartment of Medical Genetics, Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Anna Kutkowska-KaźmierczakDepartment of Medical Genetics, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland.
Jolanta Fijak-MoskalOutpatient Genetic Clinic, University Children's Hospital of Cracow, Cracow, Poland.
Monika KugaudoDepartment of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Clinical Center, Pediatric Teaching Clinical Hospital Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Małgorzata Kosińska-UrbańskaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Zielona Gora, Zielona Gora, Poland.
Agnieszka SzadkowskaDepartment of Pediatrics, Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Maciej BorowiecDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Maciej NiedźwieckiDepartment of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Piotr TrzonkowskiDepartment of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Wojciech MłynarskiDepartment of Pediatrics, Oncology and Hematology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Medical University of Lodz · PLGdańsk Medical University · PLCentral Clinical Hospital · PLChildren's Memorial Health Institute · PLCracow University of Technology · PLJagiellonian University · PLMedical University of Białystok · PLPolish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute · PLUniversity of Zielona Góra · PLWroclaw Medical University · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Autoimmune disorders, IgA deficiency, and allergies seem to be common among individuals with 18q deletion syndrome [OMIM 601808]. We aimed to determine the prevalence, mechanism, and genetic background of autoimmunity, immune deficiency, and allergy in a cohort of patients with 18q deletions. Material and Methods: Medical registries and social media were used to recruit the patients. Microarray oligonucleotide comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) (Agilent, Santa Clara, CA, USA) was performed in all patients to identify size and location of chromosome 18 deletion. Clinical evaluation and medical record collection were performed in each of the study participants. The history of autoimmune disorders, severe and/or recurrent infections, and symptoms of allergy were noted. Total immunoglobulin IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, and IgG Results: 18q deletion was confirmed by means of array CGH analysis in 27 individuals, 15 (55.6%) females and 12 males, referred to the project by specialists in medical genetics, diabetology, or pediatric endocrinology between May 2015 and December 2019. The mean age at examination was 11.8 years (min-max: 4.0-33.5). Autoimmune disorders were present in 14/27 (51.8%) of the cohort. In eight of patients, symptoms of immune deficiency coexisted with autoimmunity. Allergy was reported in nine of 27 (33.4%) patients. Over 89% of patients presented with at list one type of immunoglobulin (IgA, IgM, IgG, IgE, and IgG Conclusions: Patients with 18q deletions frequently suffer from autoimmune disorders, recurrent infections, and allergy due to immune dysregulation presenting with variable antibody deficiencies and T-regulatory cell deficiency (CD4+CD25+CD127lowFOXP3+). The spectrum of speculations regarding which gene might be responsible for such phenotype ranges from single gene haploinsufficiency to deletion of a cluster of immunogenes located distally to 18q21.

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AdolescentAdultAutoimmunityChildChild, PreschoolChromosome DeletionChromosome DisordersChromosomes, Human, Pair 18Cohort StudiesFemaleHumansHypersensitivityImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesMaleYoung Adult18q deletion syndromeantibody deficiencyautoimmune diseasesimmune deficiencythyroiditisT regulatory cellstype 1 diabetes

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