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Galicia clin ; 84(1): 26-33, Jan-Mar 2023. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-221287

ABSTRACT

Systemic autoinflammatory diseases are relatively recent entities caused by dysregulation of the innate immune system. They are mainly caused by monogenic mutations, although there are entities produced by polygenic mutations or of multifactorial origin. Traditionally, they have been classified based on the presence or absence of fever, however, thanks to the advancement of knowledge of their Pathogenic mechanisms and the signaling pathways involved, recently it has been advocated to classify them based on the latter. The three more important groups of monogenic autoinflammatory diseases are type 1 interferonopathies, inflammasomopathies and dysregulation in the nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells [NFkB] pathway (relopahies). In this review, the main pathways involved, the main syndromes of each of these groups and the therapeutic approach are addressed. (AU)


Las enfermedades autoinflamatorias sistémicas son entidades relativamente recientes ocasionadas por disregulación del sistema inmune innato. Están ocasionadas fundamentalmente por mutaciones monogénicas, aunque existen entidades producidas por mutaciones poligénicas o de origen multifactorial. Tradicionalmente se han clasificadoen función de la presencia o ausencia de fiebre, sin embargo, con el avance en el conocimiento de sus mecanismos patogénicos y de las vías de señalización involucradas, recientemente se aboga por clasificarlas en base a esto último, siendo los tres grupos más importantes de entidades autoinflamatorias monogénicas las interferonopatías tipo 1,las inflamasomopatías y las ocasionadas por disregulación en la vía del factor nuclear potenciador de las cadenas ligeras kappa de las células B activadas [NF-KB] (relopatías). En la presente revisión se aborda de forma general las principales vías implicadas, los principales síndromes de cada uno de estos grupos y el abordaje terapéutico. (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/therapy , Signal Transduction , Inflammasomes
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Int J Mol Sci ; 21(22)2020 Nov 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33238371

ABSTRACT

Notch pathway is a highly conserved intracellular signaling route that modulates a vast variety of cellular processes including proliferation, differentiation, migration, cell fate and death. Recently, the presence of a strict crosstalk between Notch signaling and inflammation has been described, although the precise molecular mechanisms underlying this interplay have not yet been fully unravelled. Disruptions in Notch cascade, due both to direct mutations and/or to an altered regulation in the core components of Notch signaling, might lead to hypo- or hyperactivation of Notch target genes and signaling molecules, ultimately contributing to the onset of autoinflammatory diseases. To date, alterations in Notch signaling have been reported as associated with three autoinflammatory disorders, therefore, suggesting a possible role of Notch in the pathogenesis of the following diseases: hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), Behçet disease (BD), and giant cell arteritis (GCA). In this review, we aim at better characterizing the interplay between Notch and autoinflammatory diseases, trying to identify the role of this signaling route in the context of these disorders.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Inflammation/genetics , Receptors, Notch/genetics , Animals , Behcet Syndrome/genetics , Behcet Syndrome/pathology , Cell Differentiation/genetics , Giant Cell Arteritis/genetics , Giant Cell Arteritis/pathology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/pathology , Hidradenitis Suppurativa/genetics , Hidradenitis Suppurativa/pathology , Humans , Inflammation/pathology , Mutation/genetics , Signal Transduction/genetics
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Z Rheumatol ; 79(7): 624-638, 2020 Sep.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32394046

ABSTRACT

Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases present with systemic inflammation with the involvement of multiple organs. With the help of modern molecular genetic techniques a large number of diseases with previously unknown pathomechanisms have been described in recent years. This knowledge can be utilized to group autoinflammatory diseases according to the signalling pathways involved and thus provide a better understanding of these entities.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Humans , Inflammation/genetics , Signal Transduction
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Rheumatology (Oxford) ; 59(10): 2947-2952, 2020 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32125423

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The new classification criteria for the hereditary recurrent fever (HRF) syndrome [cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS), TNF-α receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS), FMF and mevalonate kinase deficiency] have been published recently. These criteria define two core sets of criteria for each HRF: mixed criteria, including genetic and clinical variables, and clinical criteria, relying on clinical variables only. Our aim was to validate the criteria for HRF in an independent cohort, the JIR Cohort database, an international repository of systemic inflammatory diseases. METHODS: We enrolled patients with HRF, periodic fever, adenitis, pharyngitis and aphthous stomatitis syndrome (PFAPA) and syndrome of undefined recurrent fever (SURF). A score ranging from zero to two was attributed to their respective genotypes: zero (no mutation), one (non-confirmatory genotype) or two (confirmatory genotype). The criteria were applied to all patients based on genotype scoring. The treating physician's diagnosis served as the gold standard for the determination of specificity. RESULTS: We included 455 patients. The classification criteria showed excellent specificity for CAPS and TRAPS (98% specificity each), fair specificity for FMF (88%), but poor specificity for mevalonate kinase deficiency (58%). Sub-analysis showed excellent accuracy of the mixed criteria for all four HRFs. Misclassification was mainly attributable to clinical criteria sets, with false-positive patients in all four HRF clinical criteria sets. CONCLUSION: This study represents the final validation step of the HRF classification criteria as recommended by the ACR. Genetic data appear to be necessary to classify patients with HRF correctly.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Cohort Studies , Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes/classification , Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes/genetics , Databases, Factual , Familial Mediterranean Fever/classification , Familial Mediterranean Fever/genetics , Genotype , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Humans , Lymphadenitis/genetics , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/classification , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/genetics , Mutation , Pharyngitis/genetics , Sensitivity and Specificity , Stomatitis, Aphthous/genetics , Syndrome
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Nat Rev Rheumatol ; 16(4): 222-237, 2020 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32107482

ABSTRACT

Autoinflammation as a distinct disease category was first reported in 1999 as a group of monogenic disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of systemic and organ-specific inflammation, known as periodic fever syndromes. Since this original description, the focus has shifted considerably to the inclusion of complex multifactorial conditions with an autoinflammatory basis. Furthermore, the boundaries of what are considered to be autoinflammatory disorders are constantly evolving and currently encompass elements of immunodeficiency and autoimmunity. Notable developments in the intervening 20 years include substantial progress in understanding how the different inflammasomes are activated, how infection is sensed by the innate immune system and how intracellular signalling systems are consequently activated and integrated with many different cellular functions in the autoinflammatory process. With these developments, the field of autoinflammation is moving from a gene-centric view of innate immune-mediated disease towards a systems-based concept, which describes how various convergent pathways, including pyrin and the actin cytoskeleton, protein misfolding and cellular stress, NF-κB dysregulation and interferon activation, contribute to the autoinflammatory process. The development and adoption of a systems-based concept of systemic autoinflammatory diseases is anticipated to have implications for the development of treatments that target specific components of the innate immune system.


Subject(s)
Autoimmunity/immunology , Cytoskeleton/immunology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Immunity, Innate , Oxidative Stress , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/immunology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/metabolism , Humans
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Reumatismo ; 71(4): 177-188, 2020 Jan 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31995956

ABSTRACT

Autoinflammatory disorders (AIDs) are a subgroup of immune-mediated syndromes that result from a primary dysfunction of the innate immune system. AIDs can be either monogenic or polygenic diseases. Unlike organspecific AIDs, systemic AIDs are characterized by fever and/or elevation of acute-phase reactants. This review aims to describe the most common adult-onset systemic AIDs, focusing mostly on polygenic and mixed-pattern diseases which are expected to be more prevalent in adult patients than monogenic AIDs overall. The literature was searched in Medline database. Organ-specific or childhood-onset systemic AIDs were excluded. AIDs were divided in three distinct groups: mixed-pattern, polygenic and adult-onset monogenic AIDs. Most adult-onset AIDs are polygenic but late-onset disease is not rare among monogenic AIDs such as familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). The diagnosis of systemic AIDs in adults is often delayed due to several factors and sometimes it is only established when amyloidosis or other complications are present. Therefore, it probably makes sense to primarily exclude common AIDs in adult patients with fever of unknown origin (and probably different presentations such as polyserositis) since a high prevalence of adult-onset Still's disease or FMF is usually expected. Colchicine, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, immunosuppressive agents, interleukin-1 inhibitors and tumor necrosis factor antagonists constitute common therapeutic options for systemic AIDs.


Subject(s)
Autoimmune Diseases , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases , Adult , Age of Onset , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Autoimmune Diseases/classification , Colchicine/therapeutic use , Delayed Diagnosis , Female , Fever of Unknown Origin/etiology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/diagnosis , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/drug therapy , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/etiology , Humans , Immunity, Innate , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Interleukin-1/antagonists & inhibitors , Male , Steroids/therapeutic use , Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors/therapeutic use
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Rheumatol Int ; 40(1): 91-96, 2020 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31346686

ABSTRACT

The periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is an auto-inflammatory condition characterized by recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by aphthosis, cervical adenitis, and pharyngitis. Diagnosis of PFAPA could be challenging due to clinic overlap with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). An international consensus has been established recently, to define a new set of classification criteria for PFAPA syndrome. We aimed to evaluate the performance of recently proposed PFAPA criteria, to assess their utility in FMF regions. Patients diagnosed with PFAPA syndrome, FMF, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) were included. Two investigators blindly evaluated all of patients for the newly proposed PFAPA criteria. A total of 542 patients (322 with PFAPA syndrome, 118 FMF and 102 JIA) were evaluated. Mean age of patients was 6.6 ± 2.81, 12.75 ± 3.9, and 12.42 ± 4.8 years for PFAPA, FMF, and JIA, respectively. We found quite high sensitivity (89.7%) but insufficient specificity of newly proposed PFAPA criteria (69.5%). When applied to control patients separately, specificity was found to be 61% and 79.4% for FMF and JIA patients, respectively. Positive predictive value was 81%, while negative predictive value was 82%. Recently proposed PFAPA criteria have satisfactory sensitivity, but its specificity is still under expectation. There is a need for a distinctive criterion between PFAPA syndrome and FMF, in FMF endemic regions, e.g., cryptic tonsillitis rapidly responsive to single dose of glucocorticoids. Further studies with higher patients' number in different regions are needed.


Subject(s)
Arthritis, Juvenile/diagnosis , Familial Mediterranean Fever/diagnosis , Fever/physiopathology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/diagnosis , Lymphadenitis/physiopathology , Pharyngitis/physiopathology , Stomatitis, Aphthous/physiopathology , Adolescent , Arthritis, Juvenile/classification , Arthritis, Juvenile/physiopathology , Case-Control Studies , Child , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Endemic Diseases , Familial Mediterranean Fever/classification , Familial Mediterranean Fever/physiopathology , Female , Fever/complications , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/physiopathology , Humans , Lymphadenitis/complications , Male , Neck , Pharyngitis/complications , Stomatitis, Aphthous/complications , Syndrome
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Rheumatol Int ; 40(1): 21-27, 2020 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31646357

ABSTRACT

Until now, the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was based on validated subsets of clinical criteria, but recently new Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria concerning genetic analyses were proposed. The study aimed to compare the performances of three validated diagnostic criteria (Tel-Hashomer, Livneh, pediatric criteria) and new Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria. The medical charts of study and control groups were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were evaluated for three diagnostic criteria and new Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria. Control group consists of patients with other autoinflammatory diseases. A total of 1291 patients were classified into three groups according to their mutations: group 1: 447 patients with homozygous mutations; group 2: 429 patients with compound heterozygous mutations; and group 3: 415 patients with one heterozygous mutation. Similar diagnostic utility was found according to Livneh criteria between groups. But, proportion of patients fulfilling Tel-Hashomer and pediatric criteria was higher in groups 1 and 2. According to Eurofever/PRINTO criteria, 98.2% of patients with homozygous mutations, 94.2% of patients with compound heterozygous mutations and 80.2% of patients with heterozygous mutations were classified as FMF. In control group, 99.2% of them fulfilled the Livneh criteria, 66.9% met the pediatric criteria and 0.8% satisfied the Tel-Hashomer criteria, while none of control patients met the Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria. Performances of three validated diagnostic criteria and new Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria for FMF were similar and provide high utility in diagnosing/classifying patients with homozygous and compound heterozygous mutations. However, both Eurofever/PRINTO classification criteria and Tel-Hashomer criteria had significantly lower performance in heterozygous patients.


Subject(s)
Familial Mediterranean Fever/diagnosis , Heterozygote , Homozygote , Pyrin/genetics , Adolescent , Arthritis/physiopathology , Case-Control Studies , Chest Pain/physiopathology , Child , Child, Preschool , Colchicine/therapeutic use , Consanguinity , Drug Resistance , Exons/genetics , Familial Mediterranean Fever/classification , Familial Mediterranean Fever/genetics , Familial Mediterranean Fever/physiopathology , Female , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Mutation , Reproducibility of Results , Retrospective Studies , Severity of Illness Index , Tubulin Modulators/therapeutic use
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Lakartidningen ; 1162019 Oct 29.
Article in Swedish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31661147

ABSTRACT

Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is the most common autoinflammatory disorder among children in many parts of the world and an important differential diagnosis in children presenting with recurrent fever episodes. Commonly, PFAPA has an onset under the age of 5 years. Fever episodes in PFAPA usually last 3-6 days and are associated with one or more of the cardinal symptoms aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis. The fever episodes typically recur with an interval of 3-6 weeks, often with a striking regularity. During the episodes, the patient has elevated inflammatory variables such as CRP and serum amyloid A (SAA) and may sometimes have additional symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and leg pain. Between the fever episodes, the patient is typically free of symptoms with normalized inflammatory variables and grows normally. Awareness and recognition of PFAPA is key to providing the patient with adequate treatment and avoiding misdiagnosis.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/diagnosis , Biomarkers/blood , Child, Preschool , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Fever/diagnosis , Fever/drug therapy , Fever/etiology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/complications , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/drug therapy , Humans , Inflammation/blood , Lymphadenitis/diagnosis , Lymphadenitis/drug therapy , Lymphadenitis/etiology , Male , Pharyngitis/diagnosis , Pharyngitis/drug therapy , Pharyngitis/etiology , Stomatitis, Aphthous/diagnosis , Stomatitis, Aphthous/drug therapy , Stomatitis, Aphthous/etiology , Syndrome
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Ann Rheum Dis ; 78(8): 1025-1032, 2019 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31018962

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Different diagnostic and classification criteria are available for hereditary recurrent fevers (HRF)-familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), tumour necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome (TRAPS), mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) and cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS)-and for the non-hereditary, periodic fever, aphthosis, pharyngitis and adenitis (PFAPA). We aimed to develop and validate new evidence-based classification criteria for HRF/PFAPA. METHODS: Step 1: selection of clinical, laboratory and genetic candidate variables; step 2: classification of 360 random patients from the Eurofever Registry by a panel of 25 clinicians and 8 geneticists blinded to patients' diagnosis (consensus ≥80%); step 3: statistical analysis for the selection of the best candidate classification criteria; step 4: nominal group technique consensus conference with 33 panellists for the discussion and selection of the final classification criteria; step 5: cross-sectional validation of the novel criteria. RESULTS: The panellists achieved consensus to classify 281 of 360 (78%) patients (32 CAPS, 36 FMF, 56 MKD, 37 PFAPA, 39 TRAPS, 81 undefined recurrent fever). Consensus was reached for two sets of criteria for each HRF, one including genetic and clinical variables, the other with clinical variables only, plus new criteria for PFAPA. The four HRF criteria demonstrated sensitivity of 0.94-1 and specificity of 0.95-1; for PFAPA, criteria sensitivity and specificity were 0.97 and 0.93, respectively. Validation of these criteria in an independent data set of 1018 patients shows a high accuracy (from 0.81 to 0.98). CONCLUSION: Eurofever proposes a novel set of validated classification criteria for HRF and PFAPA with high sensitivity and specificity.


Subject(s)
Genetic Predisposition to Disease/epidemiology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/classification , Registries , Consensus , Cross-Sectional Studies , Europe , Familial Mediterranean Fever/classification , Familial Mediterranean Fever/epidemiology , Familial Mediterranean Fever/genetics , Female , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/diagnosis , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/epidemiology , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/genetics , Prevalence , Risk Assessment , Sensitivity and Specificity
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Presse Med ; 48(1 Pt 2): e25-e48, 2019 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30686513

ABSTRACT

Autoinflammatory diseases are characterized by innate immunity abnormalities. In autoinflammatory diseases (AID), inflammatory blood biomarkers are elevated during crisis without infection and usually without autoantibodies. The first 4 described AID were familial Mediterranean fever, cryopyrin-associated periodic fever syndrome (CAPS) or NLRP3-associated autoinflammatory disease (NRLP3-AID), mevalonate kinase deficiency (MKD) and TNFRSF1A-receptor associated periodic fever syndrome (TRAPS). Since their description 20 years ago, and with the progresses of genetic analysis, many new diseases have been discovered; some with recurrent fever, others with predominant cutaneous symptoms or even immune deficiency. After describing the 4 historical recurrent fevers, some polygenic inflammatory diseases will also be shortly described such as Still disease and periodic fever with adenitis, pharyngitis and aphtous (PFAPA) syndrome. To better explore AID, some key anamnesis features are crucial such as the family tree, the age at onset, crisis length and organs involved in the clinical symptoms. An acute phase response is mandatory in crisis.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases , Disease Management , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/epidemiology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/physiopathology , Humans , Phenotype
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Presse Med ; 48(1 Pt 2): e77-e87, 2019 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30683466

ABSTRACT

Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is a complex autoinflammatory disease with a clinical phenotype characterised by recurrent episodes of fever, systemic inflammation and symptoms and signs depicted in disease acronym. Although PFAPA is the most common autoinflammatory disease among children in many parts of the world, the condition is still an enigma, which include the regular episodes, the prompt responses to corticosteroids, the genetic bases for the familial clustering and therapeutic effects of tonsillectomy. This review explores PFAPA syndrome with the aim of describing the current clinical and scientific understanding of the condition.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Combined Modality Therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Fever/etiology , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/diagnosis , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/physiopathology , Humans , Inflammation , Lymphadenitis/genetics , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/diagnosis , Pharyngitis/genetics , Pharyngitis/surgery , Prognosis , Recurrence , Stomatitis, Aphthous/genetics , Syndrome , Tonsillectomy
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Presse Med ; 48(1 Pt 2): e49-e59, 2019 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30665783

ABSTRACT

The systemic autoinflammatory disorders (SAIDs) are associated with dysregulation of the innate immune system, affecting pro-inflammatory cytokines and apoptosis pathways. The spectrum of SAIDs continues to grow with over 30 different disorders identified to date. The main indication for genetic referral is when a patient presents with clinical symptoms consistent with one or more of the SAIDs. Thus, in making a referral for DNA screening, clinical information that supports the choice for screening of one or more SAIDs genes is required. Many of the SAIDs can display overlapping, partial or atypical symptoms, which makes the differential diagnosis extremely difficult and thus heavily dependent on genetic testing. Various attempts have been aimed at improving the efficiency of SAIDs diagnosis by proposing a set of clinical criteria to guide the genetic analysis of the SAIDs. In the last decade, due to application of the next-generation sequencing (NGS) the genetic diagnosis in patients with SAIDs have greatly improved; novel diseases and disease-associated genes have been identified and remarkable progress has been made in the genetic characterization of the undiagnosed patients and the sporadic cases. To date more than 800 variants have been recorded on the Infevers database, an online repository for DNA changes in genes associated with SAIDs (http://fmf.igh.cnrs.fr/ISSAID/infevers/). Recently, it has been updated with the new guidelines for classification of genetic variants pathogenicity in the in four most recognised SAIDs genes: MEFV, TNFRSF1A, NLRP3 and MVK.


Subject(s)
Genetic Testing , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/diagnosis , Databases, Genetic , Diagnosis, Differential , Forecasting , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing , Humans , Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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J Rheumatol ; 46(4): 429-436, 2019 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30385706

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Provisional evidence-based classification criteria for hereditary periodic fever (HPF) have been recently developed. However, no consensus on how to combine clinical criteria, laboratory tests, and results of molecular analysis has been reached. The objective of this study is to understand which variables physicians consider important for the classification of patients with HPF. METHODS: Two Delphi surveys were sent to health professionals in the field of autoinflammation. In the first open survey, 124 researchers could list all the variables they consider useful for the diagnosis of each monogenic periodic fever. The variables could be of any type and each researcher could complete the survey for 1 or more diseases. In the second survey, 162 researchers were asked to select, from a list of items coming from the first survey, the 10 top variables and to rank them by assigning a score from 10 to 1. RESULTS: The response rates to the Delphi surveys were 85% for the first session and 87% for the second. The variables selected for each disease (corresponding to the third quartile, considering the total score obtained by the variables after the second Delphi survey) were 21 for mevalonate kinase deficiency, 22 for cryopyrinopathies, 18 for familial Mediterranean fever, and 20 for tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic fever syndrome. A positive genetic test reached the top rank in all the HPF. CONCLUSION: Our process led to the identification of those features considered the most important as candidate variables to be included in a new set of evidence-based classification criteria for HPF.


Subject(s)
Consensus , Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes/classification , Delphi Technique , Familial Mediterranean Fever/classification , Fever/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , International Cooperation , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/classification , Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes/genetics , Familial Mediterranean Fever/genetics , Fever/genetics , Genetic Testing , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Humans , Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency/genetics , Physicians/psychology , Research Design , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Pediatr Rheumatol Online J ; 16(1): 60, 2018 Sep 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30241480

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of Periodic Fever, Aphthous stomatitis, Pharyngitis and Cervical Adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is currently based on the modified Marshall's criteria, but no validated evidence based classification criteria for PFAPA has been established so far. METHODS: A multistep process, based on the Delphi and Nominal Group Technique was conducted. After 2 rounds of e-mail Delphi survey involving 21 experts in autoinflammation we obtained a list of variables that were discussed in an International Consensus Conference. Variables reaching the 80% of consensus between participants were included in the new classification criteria. In the second phase the new classification criteria and the modified Marshall's criteria were applied on a cohort of 80 pediatric PFAPA patients to compare their performance. RESULTS: The Delphi Survey was sent to 22 participants, 21 accepted to participate. Thirty variables were obtained from the survey and have been discussed at the Consensus Conference. Through the Nominal Group Technique we obtained a new set of classification criteria. These criteria were more restrictive in respect to the modified Marshall's criteria when applied on our cohort of patients. CONCLUSION: Our work led us to identify a new set of classification criteria for PFAPA syndrome, but they resulted to be too restrictive to be applied in daily clinical practice for the diagnosis of PFAPA.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/diagnosis , Consensus , Delphi Technique , Diagnosis, Differential , Fever/complications , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Humans , Lymphadenitis/complications , Pharyngitis/complications , Stomatitis, Aphthous/complications , Syndrome
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Clin Sci (Lond) ; 132(17): 1901-1924, 2018 09 14.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30185613

ABSTRACT

Monogenic autoinflammatory disorders are an increasingly heterogeneous group of conditions characterised by innate immune dysregulation. Improved genetic sequencing in recent years has led not only to the discovery of a plethora of conditions considered to be 'autoinflammatory', but also the broadening of the clinical and immunological phenotypic spectra seen in these disorders. This review outlines the classification strategies that have been employed for monogenic autoinflammatory disorders to date, including the primary innate immune pathway or the dominant cytokine implicated in disease pathogenesis, and highlights some of the advantages of these models. Furthermore, the use of the term 'autoinflammatory' is discussed in relation to disorders that cross the innate and adaptive immune divide. The utilisation of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in this population is examined, as are potential in vivo and in vitro methods of modelling to determine pathogenicity of novel genetic findings. Finally, areas where our understanding can be improved are highlighted, such as phenotypic variability and genotype-phenotype correlations, with the aim of identifying areas of future research.


Subject(s)
Cytokines/immunology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/immunology , Immunity, Innate/immunology , Inflammasomes/immunology , Inflammation/immunology , Cytokines/genetics , Cytokines/metabolism , Genetic Association Studies , Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Humans , Immunity, Innate/genetics , Inflammasomes/genetics , Inflammasomes/metabolism , Inflammation/genetics , Inflammation/metabolism , Mutation
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Actas dermo-sifiliogr. (Ed. impr.) ; 108(7): 609-619, sept. 2017. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-166916

ABSTRACT

Las enfermedades monogénicas autoinflamatorias son un grupo de enfermedades emergentes y heterogéneas en continuo estudio y desarrollo en la actualidad. Nuestro objetivo es revisar estas enfermedades desde el punto de vista de su etiopatogenia y principales manifestaciones, con el fin de proponer una clasificación, basada en las características clinicopatológicas de las lesiones cutáneas típicas, que resulte de utilidad en la práctica clínica habitual de los dermatólogos. El texto está enfocado en el diagnóstico de estos síndromes durante la edad pediátrica, ya que es el periodo habitual de aparición de los primeros síntomas y signos. La primera parte de la revisión se centrará en el desarrollo de los síndromes urticariformes, que incluyen a su vez las criopirinopatías y los síndromes hereditarios asociados a fiebres periódicas, y de los síndromes pustulosos, resumiendo al final del texto las alternativas terapéuticas de estos síndromes autoinflamatorios y sus mutaciones genéticas (AU)


Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases are a heterogeneous emergent group of conditions that are currently under intensive study. We review the etiopathogenesis of these syndromes and their principal manifestations. Our aim is to propose a classification system based on the clinicopathologic features of typical skin lesions for routine clinical use in dermatology. Our focus is on diagnosis in pediatric practice given that this is the period when the signs and symptoms of these syndromes first appear. In Part 1 we discuss the course of urticaria-like syndromes, which include cryopyrin-associated periodic conditions and hereditary periodic fever syndromes. Pustular syndromes are also covered in this part. Finally, we review the range of therapies available as well as the genetic mutations associated with these autoinflammatory diseases (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Child , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Urticaria/diagnosis , Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous/genetics , Mutation/genetics , Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes/genetics , Skin Ulcer/genetics , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification
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Actas dermo-sifiliogr. (Ed. impr.) ; 108(7): 620-629, sept. 2017. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-166917

ABSTRACT

El descubrimiento de nuevos síndromes autoinflamatorios y nuevas mutaciones está avanzando a una velocidad vertiginosa en los últimos años. La segunda parte de la revisión está centrada en el estudio de los síndromes histiocítico-macrofágicos y de los síndromes vasculopáticos, incluyendo al final del texto una tabla con las alternativas terapéuticas de estos síndromes autoinflamatorios y sus mutaciones genéticas (AU)


The discovery of new autoinflammatory syndromes and novel mutations has advanced at breakneck speed in recent years. Part 2 of this review focuses on vasculitis syndromes and the group of histiocytic and macrophage activation syndromes. We also include a table showing the mutations associated with these autoinflammatory syndromes and treatment alternatives (AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Histiocytic Disorders, Malignant/genetics , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/genetics , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/genetics , Mutation/genetics , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous/genetics , Telangiectasis/genetics , Complement C1q/deficiency , Adenosine Deaminase/deficiency
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Actas Dermosifiliogr ; 108(7): 609-619, 2017 Sep.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28442130

ABSTRACT

Monogenic autoinflammatory diseases are a heterogeneous emergent group of conditions that are currently under intensive study. We review the etiopathogenesis of these syndromes and their principal manifestations. Our aim is to propose a classification system based on the clinicopathologic features of typical skin lesions for routine clinical use in dermatology. Our focus is on diagnosis in pediatric practice given that this is the period when the signs and symptoms of these syndromes first appear. In Part 1 we discuss the course of urticaria-like syndromes, which include cryopyrin-associated periodic conditions and hereditary periodic fever syndromes. Pustular syndromes are also covered in this part. Finally, we review the range of therapies available as well as the genetic mutations associated with these autoinflammatory diseases.


Subject(s)
Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases , Skin Diseases, Genetic , Autoantibodies/immunology , Autoantigens/immunology , Child , Enzymes/genetics , Enzymes/immunology , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/classification , Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases/immunology , Humans , Receptors, Cytokine/immunology , Skin Diseases, Genetic/classification , Skin Diseases, Genetic/immunology , Skin Ulcer/genetics , Skin Ulcer/immunology , Urticaria/classification , Urticaria/genetics , Urticaria/immunology
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