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IFIH1 loss-of-function predisposes to inflammatory and SARS-CoV-2-related infectious diseases (preprint)
medrxiv; 2023.
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| medRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2023.10.13.23297034
ABSTRACT
The IFIH1 gene, encoding melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5), is an indispensable innate immune regulator involved in the early detection of viral infections. Previous studies described MDA5 dysregulation linking it to weakened immunological responses, and increased susceptibility to microbial infections and autoimmune disorders. Monoallelic gain-of-function of the IFIH1 gene has been associated with multisystem disorders, namely Aicardi-Goutieres and Singleton-Merten syndromes, while biallelic loss of this gene causes immunodeficiency. In this study, nine patients suffering from different cases of recurrent infections, inflammatory diseases, severe COVID-19, or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) were identified with putative loss-of-function IFIH1 variants by whole exome sequencing. All patients revealed signs of lymphopenia and an increase in inflammatory markers, including CRP, amyloid A, ferritin, and IL-6. One patient with a pathogenic homozygous variant c.2807+1G>A was the most severe case showing immunodeficiency and glomerulonephritis. The c.1641+1G>C variant was identified in the heterozygous state in patients suffering from periodic fever, COVID-19, or MIS-C, while the c.2016delA variant was identified in two patients with inflammatory bowel disease or MIS-C. Expression analysis showed that PBMCs of one patient with a c.2016delA variant had a significant decrease in ISG15, IFNA and IFNG transcript levels, compared to normal PBMCs, upon stimulation with poly(IC), suggesting that MDA5 receptor truncation disrupts the immune response. Our findings accentuate the implication of rare monogenic IFIH1 loss-of-function variants in altering the immune response, and severely predisposing patients to inflammatory and infectious diseases, including SARS-CoV-2 related disorders.
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Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Communicable Diseases
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Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases
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Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes
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COVID-19
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Glomerulonephritis
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Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
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Inflammation
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Lymphopenia
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Preprint
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