Title
Common Variable Immunodeficiency Associated with a De Novo IKZF1 Variant and a Low Humoral Immune Response to the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
Date Issued
01 May 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Díaz-Alberola I.
Espuch-Oliver A.
García-Aznar J.M.
Aguilera-Franco M.
Sampedro A.
Jiménez P.
López-Nevot M.Á.
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
Background and Aims: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) comprises a group of diseases with heterogeneous clinical and immunological manifestations. Several mutations have been identified in genes encoding proteins essential for immune function. Our aim was to phenotypically and genotypically characterize a patient diagnosed with CVID and study his response to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Methods: We performed a next-generation sequencing analysis, a CMIA, and an ELISA to analyze the humoral and cellular response to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, respectively. We also employed flow cytometry and immunoturbidimetry to assess the patient’s global immune status. Results: We found a low humoral but positive cellular response to the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. NGS screening revealed a transition from guanine to adenine at position c.485 of the IKZF1 gene in heterozygosity, giving rise to the R162Q variant, which was not present in his parents. Conclusions: The R162Q variant of the IKZF1 gene has been associated with CVID type 13, but always with an autosomal dominant inheritance with high penetrance. Therefore, we present for the first time a case of CVID associated with a de novo heterozygous R162Q variant in the IKZF1 gene in a patient with a low humoral immune response to the complete COVID-19 vaccination program.
Volume
11
Issue
9
Number
2303
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Genética humana Epidemiología Inmunología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85128522457
Source
Journal of Clinical Medicine
ISSN of the container
20770383
Sponsor(s)
This study was partially financed by Palex Medical S.A.
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