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ArticleNature communications2026

Adult patients with autoinflammation of unknown origin partially phenocopy the immune presentation of Still's disease.

Rafael Veiga, Leana De Vuyst, Christophe Poulet, Julika Neumann, Leoni Bücken, Teresa Prezzemolo, Mathijs Willemsen, Steven Vanderschueren, Patrick Matthys, Emna Chabaane and 10 more

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Rafael Veiga *The Babraham Institute, Immunology Programme, Cambridge, UK.
Leana De Vuyst *KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0009-0009-0463-3976
Christophe Poulet *University of Liège, GIGA institute, Laboratory of Rheumatology, Liège, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4055-5441
Julika NeumannKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0518-2512
Leoni BückenKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1468-3557
Teresa PrezzemoloKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.
Mathijs WillemsenKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8059-4819
Steven VanderschuerenKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.
Patrick MatthysKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9685-6836
Emna ChabaaneUniversité de Paris, Paris, France.
Maximilien FléronGIGA Proteomics Facility, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Gaël CobraivilleUniversity of Liège, GIGA institute, Laboratory of Rheumatology, Liège, Belgium.
Dominique BaiwirGIGA Proteomics Facility, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1622-0118
Gabriel MazzucchelliGIGA Proteomics Facility, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-8757-8133
Immunome Project Consortium for Autoinflammatory Disorders (ImmunAID)
Bruno FautrelSorbonne University, Paris, France.
Carine WoutersKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium.
Dominique De SenyUniversity of Liège, GIGA institute, Laboratory of Rheumatology, Liège, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5757-9418
Stephanie Humblet-BaronKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Leuven, Belgium. stephanie.humbletbaron@kuleuven.be.ORCID 0000-0003-4684-069X
Adrian ListonThe Babraham Institute, Immunology Programme, Cambridge, UK. al989@cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6272-4085

Funding

EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 779295EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 874707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autoinflammation of unknown origin remains amongst the most enigmatic of systemic autoinflammatory disorders (SAID), with systemic autoinflammatory symptoms in the absence of a molecular or clinical diagnosis with a recognized SAID. Here, we aim to understand the immunological process behind patients with autoinflammation of unknown origin. We collect samples from 36 patients manifesting recent disease activity across 30 European medical centers, and employ deep immunophenotyping and plasma proteomics to compare to 58 healthy controls and an additional demographically similar cohort comprising 92 SAID patients. Machine-learning approaches identify key immunological changes, including the upregulation of CD38 and HLA across T cell subsets and the upregulation of acute-phase plasma proteins in autoinflammation of unknown origin patients. The immunological traits of these previously poorly characterised patients partially phenocopy Still's disease presentation. Thus, this study identifies potential biomarkers and disease mediators in autoinflammation of unknown origin.

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InflammationStill's Disease, Adult-OnsetAcute-Phase ProteinsADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1AdultBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleHLA AntigensHumansImmunophenotypingMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMiddle AgedProteomicsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsAcute-Phase ProteinsADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1BiomarkersCD38 protein, humanHLA AntigensMembrane Glycoproteins

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PMID41917006
PMCPMC13201634

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