JCRPE (Sep 2022)

Immune Dysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy, X-linked Syndrome in Two Siblings: Same Mutation But Different Clinical Manifestations at Onset

  • Gülay Karagüzel,
  • Recep Polat,
  • Mehtap H. Abul,
  • Alper Han Cebi,
  • Fazıl Orhan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2021.2021.0005
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 361 – 365

Abstract

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Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome is an early onset systemic autoimmune genetic disorder caused by mutation of the forkhead box protein 3 (FOXP3) gene. Enteropathy, endocrinopathy and skin manifestations are considered the classic triad of IPEX syndrome. However, patients with IPEX syndrome display a variety of phenotypes including life threatening multi-organ autoimmunity. Here, we present the case of two siblings with IPEX syndrome with the same hemizygous mutation, but with different types of symptomology at onset of the disease.

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