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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Case Report: Dual molecular diagnosis of gain-of-function

Roukaya Yaakoubi, Najla Mekki, Amel Ben Chehida, Ansem Benhammadi, Koon-Wing Chan, Daniel Leung, Charfeddine Gharsallah, Fatma Zahra Guerfali, Mohamed-Ridha Barbouche, Yu Lung Lau and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Roukaya YaakoubiLaboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Najla MekkiLaboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Amel Ben ChehidaFaculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El-Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ansem BenhammadiLaboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Koon-Wing ChanDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Daniel LeungDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Charfeddine GharsallahLaboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Fatma Zahra GuerfaliLaboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed-Ridha BarboucheDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
Yu Lung LauDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Meriem Ben-Ali *Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Imen Ben-Mustapha *Laboratory of Transmission, Control and Immunobiology of Infections, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The transcription factors signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 and 3 (STAT1 and STAT3) play essential roles in immune and non-immune cell function. The clinical characterization of patients carrying germline gain or loss-of-function (GOF or LOF) mutations in these genes has significantly improved our understanding of their physiological and pathological roles. Although patients with Case summary: We describe a 17-year-old girl with recurrent lung infection leading to bronchiectasis, chronic onychomycosis, recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, and oral thrush. Additional findings included short stature, delayed puberty, and retained primary teeth. Laboratory results revealed eosinophilia and elevated IgE serum levels, with a NIH HIES score of 53. A rare heterozygous deletion within the 3'UTR of the Conclusion: This case highlights the diagnostic complexity of overlapping IEI phenotypes and the value of combining targeted and WES strategies. This dual molecular diagnosis, comprising a regulatory variant in

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Gain of Function MutationJob SyndromeSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorAdolescentFemaleHumansPhenotypeSTAT1 protein, humanSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorCMCdual molecular diagnosishyper IgE syndromeSTA3-GOFSTAT1-GOF

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