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Akalın A, Taskiran EZ, Şimşek-Kiper PÖ, Utine E, Alanay Y, Özçelik U, Boduroğlu K. Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia EXTL3-deficient type: Long-term follow-up and review of the literature. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:3104-3110. [PMID: 34089299 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia (SEMD) is a group of genetic skeletal disorders characterized by disproportionate short stature, and varying degrees of vertebral, epiphyseal, and metaphyseal involvement of the skeleton. According to the Nosology and classification of genetic skeletal disorders 2019 revision, more than 20 types of SEMD have been identified, and SEMD with immune deficiency, EXTL3 type is one of the newcomers. Affected individuals display variable skeletal abnormalities and neurodevelopmental findings. Liver and kidney cysts have also been reported frequently. Patients may exhibit varying degrees of immune deficiency as well. To date, only 14 patients from 9 unrelated families with SEMD with immune deficiency, EXTL3 type have been reported in the literature. We report a new patient who is currently 15 years old in whom cystic liver lesions were detected in the prenatal period. Disproportionate short stature, mild developmental delay and a T- NK+ B+ immunological profile were detected in the postnatal follow-up. Exome sequence analysis revealed a previously reported homozygous missense variant in exon 3 c.953C > T; p.(Pro318Leu) in EXTL3.
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- Akçahan Akalın
- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Jahejo AR, Jia FJ, Raza SHA, Shah MA, Yin JJ, Ahsan A, Waqas M, Niu S, Ning GB, Zhang D, Khan A, Tian WX. Screening of toll-like receptor signaling pathway-related genes and the response of recombinant glutathione S-transferase A3 protein to thiram induced apoptosis in chicken erythrocytes. Dev Comp Immunol 2021; 114:103831. [PMID: 32818608 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The expression of genes related to the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signaling pathway were determined. Group A, B and C fed with basal diet and group D, E and F induced TD by feeding a basal diet containing 100 mg·kg-1 thiram. rGSTA3 protein was injected at 20 μg·kg-1 in group B, E and at 50 μg·kg-1 in C, F. Results suggested that lameness and death of chondrocytes were significant on day 14. TLRs signaling pathway related genes were screened based on the transcriptome enrichment, and validated on qPCR. IL-7, TLR2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 15, MyD88, MHC-II, MDA5 and TRAF6 were significantly (p < 0.05) expressed in group E and F as compared to group D on day 14 and 23. IL-7, MHCII, TRAF6, TLR3, TLR5, TLR7, and TLR15 determined insignificant in group D compared to group A on day 23. TD occur in an early phase and alleviated in the later period. rGSTA3 protein can prevent apoptosis and repair degraded chondrocytes.
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- Ali Raza Jahejo
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25, Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of the Poonch, Rawalakot, District Poonch, 12350, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Jinzhong, 030801, China.
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RATIONALE Spondyloenchondrodysplasia (SPENCD) is an autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia by biallelic mutations in ACP5 gene encoding tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP). The extra-osseous phenotype of SPENCD is pleiotropic and involves neurological impairment and immune dysfunction. Dentofacial abnormalities and orofacial symptoms in SPENCD patients have been little discussed in the literature. PATIENTS CONCERNS Herein we present clinical and radiological data regarding 2 siblings with SPENCD. Both patients exhibited short stature, cervical platyspondyly, growth disturbance with multiple skeletal deformities of the wrist, and systemic lupus erythematosus related autoimmunity. They experienced prolonged pain in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) area and exhibited delayed dental development. One patient presented with midface hypoplasia, retrognathic mandible, and anterior openbite. Computed tomographic images demonstrated delayed spheno-occipital synchondrosis, obtuse cranial base angle, overdeveloped and anteriorly displaced sphenoidal sinuses, and compressed ethmoidal sinuses. DIAGNOSIS The genetic analysis revealed heterozygous for a missense mutations at ACP5 in both probands. INTERVENTIONS Routine follow-up with conservative treatment were conducted for 12 months. OUTCOMES The elder sister's orofacial pain was relieved but the boy showed sustained masticatory and cervical muscle pain and TMJ arthralgia which had changed in accordance with systemic condition. No further teeth eruption or skeletal growth was observed in 2 siblings during the follow-up period. LESSONS These findings extend the phenotypic spectrum of SPENCD and indicate that compromised endochondral ossification and the loss of TRAP activity may affect altered dentofacial development and orofacial symptoms.
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- Seok Woo Hong
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University
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- Clinic of Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain, Institute of Oral Health Science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea (ROK)
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Kostjukovits S, Klemetti P, Valta H, Martelius T, Notarangelo LD, Seppänen M, Taskinen M, Mäkitie O. Analysis of clinical and immunologic phenotype in a large cohort of children and adults with cartilage-hair hypoplasia. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:612-614.e5. [PMID: 28284971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Revised: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Svetlana Kostjukovits
- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Pediatrics, Malmi District Hospital, Pietarsaari, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Host Defenses, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland; Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and Clinical Genetics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Türkkani-Asal G, Alanay Y, Turul-Ozgür T, Zenker M, Thiel C, Rauch A, Unal S, Gürgey A, Tezcan I. Mild clinical phenotype and subtle radiographic findings in an infant with cartilage-hair hypoplasia. Turk J Pediatr 2009; 51:493-496. [PMID: 20112607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) is one of the well-known immuno-osseous dysplasias (IOD), which are a combination of skeletal dysplasia and immunodeficiency. It is characterized by disproportionate short stature, fine sparse hair, ligamentous laxity, hematological abnormalities with anemia, a predisposition to malignant tumors, and recurrent infections usually due to cellular and/or humoral immunodeficiency. However, there is a significant overlap of clinical findings among the other IODS such as Schimke's IOD. Here, we present a case of CHH with mild skeletal changes and immunological findings associated with recurrent otitis media, neutropenia, and lymphopenia. With this report, we once more emphasize the difficulty in assessing young individuals with CHH presenting with mild ectodermal findings and subtle radiographic changes.
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- Gülten Türkkani-Asal
- Division of Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Renella R, Superti-Furga A. A new case of spondyloenchondrodysplasia with immune dysregulation confirms the pleiotropic nature of the disorder: Comment on “A Syndrome of Immunodeficiency, Autoimmunity, and Spondylometaphyseal Dysplasia” by M.L. Kulkarni, K. Baskar, and P.M. Kulkarni [2006]. Am J Med Genet A 2007; 143A:1394-5. [PMID: 17497723 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The association of cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH) with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) has been known for more than three decades. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) remains the only effective treatment that might cure SCID. Surprisingly little has been reported on the experience with BMT in CHH. We report here survival and long-term reconstitution of immunity after BMT in three patients with CHH. Regardless of whether a related human leukocyte antigen-matched or unrelated matched donors were used as the source of BMT, all patients are alive and well 5-20 years after BMT. Engraftment appears robust with most cells of donors origin. Repeated evaluation of the immune system showed normal cellular and humoral immunity. Our results should encourage the use of BMT in patients with CHH who have profound immunodeficiency.
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- R Guggenheim
- Division of Immunology and Allergy, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Muñoz-Robles J, Allende LM, Clemente J, Calleja S, Varela P, Gonzalez L, de Pablos P, Paz E, Morales P. A novel RMRP mutation in a Spanish patient with cartilage-hair hypoplasia. Immunobiology 2006; 211:753-7. [PMID: 17015150 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2006.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2005] [Revised: 05/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH), or McKusick type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, was first recognized as a distinct entity in the Old Order Amish in the USA, but was later identified in other groups, and found to be unusually frequent among Finns. CHH is highly pleiotropic with manifestations that include short stature, defective cellular immunity and predisposition to several cancers. CHH is caused by mutations in the RNA component of RNase MRP (RMRP, ribonuclease mitochondrial RNA processing) and is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. In the present work, a Spanish CHH patient was extensively characterized at the immunological and molecular DNA level. Several parameters of cellular and humoral immunity were analyzed in this patient: lymphocyte subpopulation, proliferative responsiveness in mitogen stimulation and quantification of serum immunoglobulins. Sequencing of the RMRP gene allowed identification of two mutations in the patient: a +4 C>T substitution previously described on one allele, and a duplication of 15 nucleotides at position -11 on the other allele. This mutation has not previously been described.
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- Jorge Muñoz-Robles
- Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Carretera de Andalucía s/n, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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Lücke T, Kanzelmeyer N, Franke D, Hartmann H, Ehrich JHH, Das AM. Schimke-immunoossäre Dysplasie. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 101:208-11. [PMID: 16648978 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-006-1026-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2005] [Revised: 01/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD) is a rare autosomal recessive multisystemic disorder caused by mutations of the SMARCAL 1 gene (SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a-like 1). CLINICAL FEATURES Main clinical features are: disproportional growth deficiency due to spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, nephrotic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis, and defective cellular immunity. Patients with severe SIOD have life-limiting complications like cerebral ischemia due to vaso-occlusive processes. Only a few patients reached adulthood. CASE REPORTS The clinical course of four adult SIOD patients is presented. CONCLUSION Even patients with severe SIOD can reach adulthood. Therefore, doctors working in the field of internal medicine and family doctors should be familiar with the clinical picture of SIOD.
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- Thomas Lücke
- Kinderklinik Abteilung II, Medizinische Hochschule, 30625 Hannover.
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Tylki-Szymańska A, Pyrkosz A, Krajewska-Walasek M, Michałkiewicz J, Kowalska A, Rokicki D. Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia: two cases. Pediatr Radiol 2003; 33:216-8. [PMID: 12612825 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-002-0852-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2001] [Accepted: 10/09/2002] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We report two patients with Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD). SIOD is characterised by growth retardation, renal failure, spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia, specific phenotype and defective cellular immunity. These two children demonstrated a bone dysplasia with characteristic radiographic appearances. We postulate that SIOD should be considered in all cases of growth failure with an unclassifiable bone dysplasia. Repeated urine tests for proteinuria could be helpful in reaching the correct diagnosis.
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- Anna Tylki-Szymańska
- Department of Metabolic Diseases, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04730, Warsaw, Poland.
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Mäkitie O, Kaitila I, Pukkala E, Teppo L, Savilahti E. [The role of immune deficiency in cartilage-hair hypoplasia]. Duodecim 2002; 116:1299-305; quiz 1305, 1308. [PMID: 11988965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- O Mäkitie
- Perinnöllisyystieteen yksikkö HYKS-Diagnostiikka, PL 406, 00029 HUS.
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Boerkoel CF, O'Neill S, André JL, Benke PJ, Bogdanovíć R, Bulla M, Burguet A, Cockfield S, Cordeiro I, Ehrich JH, Fründ S, Geary DF, Ieshima A, Illies F, Joseph MW, Kaitila I, Lama G, Leheup B, Ludman MD, McLeod DR, Medeira A, Milford DV, Ormälä T, Rener-Primec Z, Santava A, Santos HG, Schmidt B, Smith GC, Spranger J, Zupancic N, Weksberg R. Manifestations and treatment of Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia: 14 new cases and a review of the literature. Eur J Pediatr 2000; 159:1-7. [PMID: 10653321 DOI: 10.1007/s004310050001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD) is a rare autosomal recessive spondylo-epiphyseal dysplasia. The characteristic features of SIOD include 1) short stature with hyperpigmented macules and an unusual facies, 2) proteinuria with progressive renal failure, 3) lymphopenia with recurrent infections, and 4) cerebral ischaemia. Although 25 patients have been reported with this disorder, the clinical course and phenotype of SIOD are not well characterized. This report summarizes the clinical findings, course and treatment of reported patients and includes 14 additional patients with SIOD. We emphasize the high incidence of cerebral ischaemia and ocular abnormalities, define the high incidence of thyroid dysfunction and blood cytopenia, and confirm the absence of effective and durable medical therapies. CONCLUSION Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia is a multi-system autosomal recessive disorder with variable expression that affects the skeletal, renal, immune, vascular, and haematopoietic systems. Medical therapy is limited especially for more severely affected individuals.
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- C F Boerkoel
- Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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Brodie SG, Lachman RS, Crandall BF, Fox MA, Rimoin DL, Cohn DH, Wilcox WR. Radiographic and morphologic findings in a previously undescribed type of mesomelic dysplasia resembling atelosteogenesis type II. Am J Med Genet 1998; 80:247-51. [PMID: 9843047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The mesomelic chondrodysplasias are a heterogeneous group of dwarfing disorders characterized by shortness of the middle segments of limbs. We report on a 25-week fetus with disproportionate shortness of limbs with an apparently distinct form of mesomelic dysplasia. Radiographic findings at necropsy included ulnar deviation of hands, talipes equinovarus, distal tapering of the humeri, and hypoplastic fibulae, radii, and ulnae. Chondro-osseous morphology showed mild shortness of the physeal columns, overgrowth of perichondral bone, peripheral ingrowth of mesenchymal cells into the physis, and numerous areas of fibrillar degeneration with rings of collagen surrounding the chondrocytes. Ultrastructural findings included a degenerated territorial matrix, pericellular halos of collagen, and dilated loops of rough endoplasmic reticulum in chondrocytes. The radiographic appearance of the long bones is distinct from that of previously described mesomelic dysplasias. The chondro-osseous morphologic findings and the distal tapering of the humerus are somewhat reminiscent of atelosteogenesis type II, but the pattern of matrix degeneration and the presence of inclusion bodies in the chondrocytes distinguish it from disorders of sulfate transport.
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- S G Brodie
- Ahmanson Department of Pediatrics, Steven Spielberg Pediatric Research Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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UNLABELLED Cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH), an autosomal recessive chondrodysplasia, results in severe growth failure, sparse hair and impaired cellular immunity. Lymphocyte subpopulations and proliferative responsiveness in mitogen stimulation were analysed in 35 patients of whom 31% had an increased incidence of infections the year prior to the evaluation. Of the patients, 57% had a decreased CD4+ cell count which led to a decreased total count of T-lymphocytes in 52% and a subnormal CD4 +/CD8 + cell ratio in 32%. The B-lymphocyte count was usually normal. The natural killer cell count was above reference values in 40% of the patients. The lymphocyte stimulation indices as studied with phytohaemagglutinin , Concanavalin A and pokeweed mitogen were subnormal in 69%, 69% and 83% of the patients, respectively. The numbers of lymphocytes, T-lymphocytes and CD4+ cells, and the pokeweed mitogen stimulation index. but not the other measured parameters, correlated significantly with the proness to infections during the preceding year. However, the correlation was reverse with higher counts in the patients who had had recurring infections. The observed significant correlations may reflect immunological stimuli caused by recurring infections. CONCLUSION The presently used parameters of cellular immunity poorly predict the clinical outcome of an individual cartilage-hair hypoplasia patient. All patients, irrespective of their in vitro immunological competence, have to be carefully followed because of possibility of serious infections and malignancies.
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- O Mäkitie
- Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
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UNLABELLED Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia is a multisystem disorder consisting of spondylo-epiphysial dysplasia, progressive renal insufficiency due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and immunodeficiency. Cerebrovascular complications have only been described in five patients. Here we report a patient with prominent neurological symptoms most likely caused by transient ischaemic attacks. CONCLUSION Neurological symptoms consisted of repeated brief spells of hemiparaesthesia, motoric aphasia and diplopia. MRI studies of the CNS revealed progressive white matter lesions. Morphological changes as well as neurological deficits are compatible with cerebral ischaemia.
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- B Schmidt
- Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Cologne, Germany
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Cartilage hair hypoplasia is a rare autosomal recessive form of short-limbed dwarfism associated with a cellular immunodeficiency. In eight patients, the authors studied the presence of T cell subsets and in vitro T cell function in order to address the basis for the immunological disorder. Both the proliferative response to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and the PHA-induced IL2 production were 60% lower compared with controls (P = 0.007 and 0.005, respectively). The impaired proliferative response could not be restored by addition of IL-2. This result is in accordance with a decrease in the percentage of activated T cells expressing the p55 subunit of the IL-2 receptor complex (CD25). The results define more precisely that T cells from cartilage hair hypoplasia patients are defective in the transition from the G0 to the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Furthermore, the data demonstrate that several CHH patients show a reduced proportion of CD45RA+ 'naive' T cells. However, the in vitro impairment of T cell function cannot solely be explained by imbalance between 'naive' and 'memory' T cells. Although CHH patients with a history of recurrent respiratory tract infections showed the most aberrant in vitro immune parameters, a clear relationship between clinical data and in vitro parameters could not be established for the whole patient group.
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- R Kooijman
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital for Children and Youth, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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We report a 3-year-old girl with the association of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, nephrotic syndrome, and signs of defective cellular immunity. The findings are similar to those reported by Spranger et al., which have become known as Schimke immunoosseous dysplasia.
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- G T Rottenberg
- Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, U.K
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Berthet F, Siegrist CA, Ozsahin H, Tuchschmid P, Eich G, Superti-Furga A, Seger RA. Bone marrow transplantation in cartilage-hair hypoplasia: correction of the immunodeficiency but not of the chondrodysplasia. Eur J Pediatr 1996; 155:286-90. [PMID: 8777921 DOI: 10.1007/bf02002714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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UNLABELLED We diagnosed cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) in a female child with prenatal-onset short stature, metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, and severe combined immunodeficiency leading to recurrent, severe respiratory tract infections. The patient required several hospital admissions during her 1st year of life and failed to thrive in spite of antimicrobial therapy and hypercaloric nutrition. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from an HLA-identical sister was performed at age 16 months after conditioning with busulphan and cyclophosphamide, using 9 x 10(8) nucleated bone marrow cells/kg body weight. Graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis consisted of cyclosporine and methotrexate. The post-transplantation period was uneventful. She developed full and sustained chimerism as demonstrated by DNA analysis of granulocytes and mononucleated cells on days 44, 69 and 455 post BMT. Cellular immunity was completely reconstituted at 4 months, humoral immunity at 15 months post BMT. The patient is alive and well 24 months post BMT without medication, but the radiological osseous changes persist, and longitudinal growth remains markedly below the 10th percentile for CHH standards; her height at age 3 years 4 months is 66 cm. CONCLUSION In this patient with unusually severe CHH, bone-marrow transplantation has fully corrected the immune deficiency but has had no influence on the course of the chondrodysplasia.
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- F Berthet
- Division of Immunology and Hematology, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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We report on a 1 year old boy with cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH). He suffered from recurrent upper respiratory infections and short-limbed dwarfism. As with most patients with CHH, he had impaired cellular immunity as determined by lymphocyte reactivity. In addition, he had a selective IgG2 deficiency. This combination of immunodeficiencies has not previously been reported for patients with CHH. His recurrent upper respiratory infections were likely to be associated with cellular immunodeficiency and IgG2 deficiency.
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- H Kawasaki
- Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Lecora M, Parenti G, Iaccarino E, Scarano G, Cucchiara S, Andria G. Immunological disorder and Hirschsprung disease in round femoral inferior epiphysis dysplasia. Clin Dysmorphol 1995; 4:130-5. [PMID: 7606319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We describe a case of semi-lethal chondrodysplasia with skeletal manifestations, detectable at birth, typical of the round femoral inferior epiphysis dysplasia (RFIED) or 'Glasgow' variant. Immunological abnormalities and Hirschsprung disease, so far described only in cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH), were documented during the first months of life in our patient. These findings confirm the hypothesis that RFIED is a form of CHH with early infantile onset.
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- M Lecora
- Department of Pediatrics, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Pollack S, Naveh Y, Katz R. Immunological investigations in 2 families with progressive diaphyseal dysplasia. J Rheumatol Suppl 1989; 16:1259-62. [PMID: 2810285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Immunological studies were done in members of 2 families with progressive diaphyseal dysplasia. In one family 10 patients and 5 healthy consanguineous relatives were studied, and in the second family one patient and 4 healthy consanguineous relatives were investigated. Evaluation included serum immunoglobulin and complement levels, peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopulations and lymphocyte stimulation by mitogens. Immunoglobulin and complement levels were normal. All patients had markedly elevated proportions of OKM1 positive mononuclear cells and some of the healthy consanguineous relatives also exhibited the same abnormality. Proliferative responses of lymphocytes to phytomitogens were generally normal. This abnormality of mononuclear cell subset seems to serve as a marker of the disease and may reflect immune mechanisms involved in this disorder.
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- S Pollack
- Department of Immunology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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Chu QL, Cook ME, Wu W, Smalley EB. Immune and bone properties of chicks consuming corn contaminated with a Fusarium that induces dyschondroplasia. Avian Dis 1988; 32:132-6. [PMID: 3382369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A study was conducted to contrast the dyschondroplasia-inducing capability of several species of Fusarium with that of the natural fungi found in poultry diets and litter. Day-old broiler chicks were fed pure corn cultures of specific fungal isolates for 3 weeks. Humoral immunity to sheep red blood cells (SRBC), body weight, valgus and varus leg deformities, incidence of dyschondroplasia, and mechanical properties of the tibiotarsi were examined. F. equiseti #15 was the only fungal isolate to induce dyschondroplasia to any significant degree, which confirmed previous work in Minnesota. This isolate also suppressed growth rate and humoral immunity, although dyschondroplasia sometimes did occur without associated immunosuppression and growth depression. Bone strength of the tibiotarsal diaphysis was normal, and gross lesions of valgus and varus leg deformities did not appear to be related to the incidence of dyschondroplasia in the 3-week-old chicks.
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- Q L Chu
- Institute of Kaschin-Beck Disease, Harbin Medical College, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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