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ArticleJournal of clinical immunology2026

Autoimmune Retinopathy Complicating TLR7-related Monogenic Interferonopathy.

Alessio Antropoli, Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, Edoardo Balduzzi, Lorenzo Bianco, Elisabetta Martina, Marco Zecca, Francesco Bandello, Elisabetta Miserocchi

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Article in Journal of clinical immunology, 2026. 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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Alessio AntropoliDepartment of Ophthalmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. antropoli.alessio@hsr.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9630-0830
Maria Vittoria CicinelliDepartment of Ophthalmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Edoardo BalduzziDepartment of Ophthalmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Lorenzo BiancoDepartment of Ophthalmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Elisabetta MartinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Marco ZeccaPediatric Haematology/Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Francesco BandelloDepartment of Ophthalmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Elisabetta MiserocchiDepartment of Ophthalmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

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Abstract

Gain-of-function variants in the TLR7 gene have been associated with a spectrum of clinical manifestations, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease, neuromyelitis optica, and progressive leukoencephalopathy. The p.(Leu528Ile) variant has previously been shown to underlie this constellation of findings. Here, we report the extended follow-up of a previously described young female patient with TLR7-related interferonopathy, who developed non-paraneoplastic autoimmune retinopathy following a failed attempt to taper her systemic immunomodulatory therapy. This case expands the phenotypic spectrum of TLR7-related disease and highlights a potential link between interferon-driven immune dysregulation and autoimmune retinal pathology.

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Autoimmune DiseasesInterferonsRetinal DiseasesToll-Like Receptor 7FemaleHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicMutationInterferonsTLR7 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 7Autoimmune retinopathyInterferonopathyMultimodal imagingSystemic lupus erythematosusTLR7

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