Clinical, Immunological, and Molecular Variability of RAG Deficiency: A Retrospective Analysis of 22 RAG Patients.
Cristina CifaldiBeatrice RivaltaDonato AmodioAlgeri MattiaLucia PacilloSilvia Di CesareMaria ChiriacoGiorgiana Madalina UrsuNicola CotugnoCarmela GiancottaEmma C MannoVeronica SantilliPaola ZangariGalaverna FedericaGiuseppe PalumboPietro MerliPaolo PalmaPaolo RossiGigliola Di MatteoFranco LocatelliAndrea FinocchiCaterina CancriniPublished in: Journal of clinical immunology (2021)
We reinforce the notion that different clinical phenotype can be found in patients with identical mutations even within the same family. Infections may influence genotype-phenotype correlation and function as trigger for immune dysregulation or autoimmune manifestations. Severe and early autoimmune refractory cytopenia is frequent and could be the first symptom of onset. Prompt recognition of RAG deficiency in patients with early onset of autoimmune/hyperinflammatory manifestations could contribute to the choice of a timely and specific treatment preventing the onset of other complications.