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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Epigenetic disruption meets immune deficiency: a case report of ICF syndrome linked to DNMT3B mutation.

Zaid Al Ali, Khaled F Al-Ali, Fatima Bader, Nancy Alhalabiya, Deema Sous, Ayah Abulehia

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zaid Al AliMedical Research Club, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Khaled F Al-AliMedical Research Club, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Fatima BaderMedical Research Club, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Nancy AlhalabiyaMedical Research Club, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Deema SousDepartment of pediatrics, An-Najah National University, Ramallah, Palestine.
Ayah AbulehiaMedical Research Club, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.

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Abstract

Immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies (ICF) syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive primary immunodeficiency, with fewer than 120 cases reported worldwide. ICF type 1 (ICF1) is the most prevalent subtype. Despite its rarity, ICF1 presents a distinct set of clinical features that necessitate increased awareness, particularly in populations with high rates of consanguinity. This case presents a two-year-old Palestinian boy born to consanguineous parents who presented with recurrent respiratory tract infections, facial dysmorphisms, and hypogammaglobulinemia. A comprehensive immunologic evaluation confirmed markedly reduced immunoglobulin levels consistent with an antibody deficiency. Genetic testing identified a homozygous missense mutation in

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DNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesEpigenesis, GeneticImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesMutationChild, PreschoolDNA Methyltransferase 3BHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMaleMutation, MissensePhenotypeDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3BImmunoglobulins, Intravenouscase reportcentromeric instabilityfacial dysmorphism syndromeICF syndromeprimary immunodeficiency

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