Frontiers in Immunology (Sep 2023)

Case report: IKZF1-related early-onset CID is expected to be missed in TREC-based SCID screening but can be identified by determination of KREC levels

  • Christofer Äng,
  • Christofer Äng,
  • Rolf H. Zetterström,
  • Rolf H. Zetterström,
  • Kim Ramme,
  • Kim Ramme,
  • Emma Axelsen,
  • Per Marits,
  • Mikael Sundin,
  • Mikael Sundin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1257581
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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This report illustrates a case that would have been missed in the most common screening algorithms used worldwide in newborn screening (NBS) for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). Our patient presented with a clinical picture that suggested a severe inborn error of immunity (IEI). The 6-month-old baby had normal T-cell receptor excision circle (TREC) levels but no measurable level of kappa-deleting recombination excision circles (KRECs) in the NBS sample. A de novo IKZF1-mutation (c.476A>G, p.Asn159Ser) was found. The clinical picture, immunologic workup, and genetic result were consistent with IKZF1-related combined immunodeficiency (CID). Our patient had symptomatic treatment and underwent allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). IKZF1-related CID is a rare, serious, and early-onset disease; this case provides further insights into the phenotype, including KREC status.

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