Resumen
BACKGROUND. Undifferentiated systemic autoinflammatory diseases (USAIDs) present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Chronic interferon (IFN) signaling and cytokine dysregulation may identify diseases with available targeted treatments. METHODS. Sixty-six consecutively referred USAID patients underwent underwent screening for the presence of an interferon signature using a standardized type-I IFN-response-gene score (IRG-S), cytokine profiling, and genetic evaluation by next-generation sequencing. RESULTS. Thirty-six USAID patients (55%) had elevated IRG-S. Neutrophilic panniculitis (40% vs. 0%), basal ganglia calcifications (46% vs. 0%), interstitial lung disease (47% vs. 5%), and myositis (60% vs. 10%) were more prevalent in patients with elevated IRG-S. Moderate IRG-S elevation and highly elevated serum IL-18 distinguished 8 patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) and recurrent macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). Among patients with panniculitis and progressive cytopenias, 2 patients were compound heterozygous for potentially novel LRBA mutations, 4 patients harbored potentially novel splice variants in IKBKG (which encodes NF-κB essential modulator [NEMO]), and 6 patients had de novo frameshift mutations in SAMD9L. Of additional 12 patients with elevated IRG-S and CANDLE-, SAVI- or Aicardi-Goutières syndrome-like (AGS-like) phenotypes, 5 patients carried mutations in either SAMHD1, TREX1, PSMB8, or PSMG2. Two patients had anti-MDA5 autoantibody-positive juvenile dermatomyositis, and 7 could not be classified. Patients with LRBA, IKBKG, and SAMD9L mutations showed a pattern of IRG elevation that suggests prominent NF-κB activation different from the canonical interferonopathies CANDLE, SAVI, and AGS. CONCLUSIONS. In patients with elevated IRG-S, we identified characteristic clinical features and 3 additional autoinflammatory diseases: IL-18-mediated PAP and recurrent MAS (IL-18PAP-MAS), NEMO deleted exon 5-autoinflammatory syndrome (NEMO-NDAS), and SAMD9L-associated autoinflammatory disease (SAMD9L-SAAD). The IRG-S expands the diagnostic armamentarium in evaluating USAIDs and points to different pathways regulating IRG expression.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1669-1682 |
Número de páginas | 14 |
Publicación | Journal of Clinical Investigation |
Volumen | 130 |
N.º | 4 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - abr. 1 2020 |
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Funding Information:FUNDING. The Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NIAID, NIAMS, and the Clinical Center.
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We would like to thank Samantha Dill, Dawn Chapelle, and Laura Failla for excellent patient care; and Nicole Plass, Wendy Goodspeed, Michelle O’Brian, and Susan Pfeiffer for scheduling patients. We would also like to thank Jacob Mitchell and Rachel VanTries for running experiments. We further thank Paul Wakim for his review and advice on the statistical aspects of the correlation analyses. Funding was provided by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NIAID, NIAMS, and the Clinical Center.
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Conflict of interest: RGM received investigator-initiated grants under government collaborative agreements from SOBI, Lilly, Regeneron and Novartis. SWC received grants from Novartis and AB2Bio. JAD received grants from Pfizer, Roche, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. AAG received grants from NovImmune, grants and personal fees from Ab2Bio, and grants from Novartis. RML received consultant fees from SOBI and Novartis. LGR received research support from Hope Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Elli Lily. GS received personal fees from Novartis. TLWM received grants from Arthritis National Research Foundation, NYU Clinical & Translational Science Institute; personal fees from Novartis; and has a patent Methods and Materials for Treating Autoimmune Conditions issued. Copyright: © 2020, American Society for Clinical Investigation. Submitted: April 2, 2019; Accepted: December 18, 2019; Published: February 24, 2020. Reference information: J Clin Invest. 2020;130(4):1669–1682. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI129301.
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Medicine