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    Expanding the clinical and immunological phenotypes and natural history of MALT1 deficiency
    (2022-04-01) KOLUKISA, BURCU; BARIŞ, SAFA; ÖZEN, AHMET OĞUZHAN; AYDINER, ELİF; Sefer A. P., Abolhassani H., Ober F., KAYAOĞLU B., Eltan S. B., Kara A., ERMAN B., Yilmaz N. S., Aydogmus C., Aydemir S., et al.
    Purpose MALT1 deficiency is a combined immune deficiency characterized by recurrent infections, eczema, chronic diarrhea, and failure to thrive. Clinical and immunological characterizations of the disease have not been previously reported in large cohorts. We sought to determine the clinical, immunological, genetic features, and the natural history of MALT-1 deficiency. Methods The clinical findings and treatment outcomes were evaluated in nine new MALT1-deficient patients. Peripheral lymphocyte subset analyses, cytokine secretion, and proliferation assays were performed. We also analyzed ten previously reported patients to comprehensively evaluate genotype/phenotype correlation. Results The mean age of patients and disease onset were 33 +/- 17 and 1.6 +/- 0.7 months, respectively. The main clinical findings of the disease were recurrent infections (100%), skin involvement (100%), failure to thrive (100%), oral lesions (67%), chronic diarrhea (56%), and autoimmunity (44%). Eosinophilia and high IgE were observed in six (67%) and two (22%) patients, respectively. The majority of patients had normal T and NK cells, while eight (89%) exhibited reduced B cells. Immunoglobulin replacement and antibiotics prophylaxis were mostly ineffective in reducing the frequency of infections and other complications. One patient received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and five patients died as a complication of life-threatening infections. Analyzing this cohort with reported patients revealed overall survival in 58% (11/19), which was higher in patients who underwent HSCT (P = 0.03). Conclusion This cohort provides the largest analysis for clinical and immunological features of MALT1 deficiency. HSCT should be offered as a curative therapeutic option for all patients at the early stage of life.
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    Adverse COVID-19 outcomes in immune deficiencies: Inequality exists between subclasses
    (WILEY, 2022-01) ÖZEN, AHMET OĞUZHAN; Aydiner, Elif Karakoc; Eltan, Sevgi Bilgic; Babayeva, Royale; Aydiner, Omer; Kepenekli, Eda; Kolukisa, Burcu; Sefer, Asena Pinar; Gungoren, Ezgi Yalcin; Karabiber, Esra; Yucel, Esra Ozek; Ozdemir, Oner; Kiykim, Ayca; Artac, Hasibe; Yakici, Nalan; Yalcin, Koray; Cokugras, Haluk; Celkan, Tulin Tiraje; Orhan, Fazil; Yesilipek, Mehmet Akif; Baris, Safa; Ozen, Ahmet
    Background Genetic deficiencies of immune system, referred to as inborn errors of immunity (IEI), serve as a valuable model to study human immune responses. In a multicenter prospective cohort, we evaluated the outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection among IEI subjects and analyzed genetic and immune characteristics that determine adverse COVID-19 outcomes. Methods We studied 34 IEI patients (19M/15F, 12 [min: 0.6-max: 43] years) from six centers. We diagnosed COVID-19 infection by finding a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test (n = 25) and/or a lung tomography scoring (CORADS) >= 4 (n = 9). We recorded clinical and laboratory findings prospectively, fitted survival curves, and calculated fatality rates for the entire group and each IEI subclass. Results Nineteen patients had combined immune deficiency (CID), six with predominantly antibody deficiency (PAD), six immune dysregulation (ID), two innate immune defects, and one in the autoinflammatory class. Overall, 23.5% of cases died, with disproportionate fatality rates among different IEI categories. PAD group had a relatively favorable outcome at any age, but CIDs and IDs were particularly vulnerable. At admission, presence of dyspnea was an independent risk for COVID-related death (OR: 2.630, 95% CI; 1.198-5.776, p < .001). Concerning predictive roles of laboratory markers at admission, deceased subjects compared to survived had significantly higher CRP, procalcitonin, Troponin-T, ferritin, and total-lung-score (p = .020, p = .003, p = .014, p = .013, p = .020; respectively), and lower absolute lymphocyte count, albumin, and trough IgG (p = .012, p = .022, p = .011; respectively). Conclusion Our data disclose a highly vulnerable IEI subgroup particularly disadvantaged for COVID-19 despite their youth. Future studies should address this vulnerability and consider giving priority to these subjects in SARS-Cov-2 therapy trials.
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    Expanding the clinical and immunological phenotypes and natural history of MALT1 deficiency
    (2022-04-01) KOLUKISA, BURCU; ÖZEN, AHMET OĞUZHAN; BARIŞ, SAFA; Sefer A. P., Abolhassani H., KAYAOĞLU B., Ober F., Bilgic-Eltan S., Kara A., ERMAN B., Surucu-Yilmaz N., Aydogmus C., AYDEMİR S., et al.
    Purpose MALT1 defciency is a combined immune defciency characterized by recurrent infections, eczema, chronic diarrhea, and failure to thrive. Clinical and immunological characterizations of the disease have not been previously reported in large cohorts. We sought to determine the clinical, immunological, genetic features, and the natural history of MALT-1 defciency. Methods The clinical fndings and treatment outcomes were evaluated in nine new MALT1-defcient patients. Peripheral lymphocyte subset analyses, cytokine secretion, and proliferation assays were performed. We also analyzed ten previously reported patients to comprehensively evaluate genotype/phenotype correlation. Results The mean age of patients and disease onset were 33±17 and 1.6±0.7 months, respectively. The main clinical fndings of the disease were recurrent infections (100%), skin involvement (100%), failure to thrive (100%), oral lesions (67%), chronic diarrhea (56%), and autoimmunity (44%). Eosinophilia and high IgE were observed in six (67%) and two (22%) patients, respectively. The majority of patients had normal T and NK cells, while eight (89%) exhibited reduced B cells. Immunoglobulin replacement and antibiotics prophylaxis were mostly inefective in reducing the frequency of infections and other complications. One patient received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and fve patients died as a complication of life-threatening infections. Analyzing this cohort with reported patients revealed overall survival in 58% (11/19), which was higher in patients who underwent HSCT (P=0.03). Conclusion This cohort provides the largest analysis for clinical and immunological features of MALT1 defciency. HSCT should be ofered as a curative therapeutic option for all patients at the early stage of life. Keywords Inborn errors of immunity · primary immunodefciency · MALT1 · combined immune defciency · immune dysregulation · recurrent infections · skin involvement · failure to thrive · hematopoietic stem cell transplantation