Publications by authors named "R Somech"

Human recombination-activating gene (RAG) deficiency can manifest with distinct clinical and immunological phenotypes. By applying a multiomics approach to a large group of -mutated patients, we aimed at characterizing the immunopathology associated with each phenotype. Although defective T and B cell development is common to all phenotypes, patients with hypomorphic variants can generate T and B cells with signatures of immune dysregulation and produce autoantibodies to a broad range of self-antigens, including type I interferons.

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Genetic variants in Folliculin interacting protein 1 (FNIP1) were recently discovered as monogenic causes for immunodeficiency and cardiomyopathy, with only a few patients diagnosed thus far. In this study, we describe a patient harboring a novel genetic variant in FNIP1 causing immunodeficiency with cardiac involvement. Clinical and immunological workups were performed.

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Article Synopsis
  • Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) are diseases that affect how the immune system works, causing problems like getting sick easily or having allergies.
  • A 19-year-old girl with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and a family history of similar issues had two genetic mutations that made her immune system not work right.
  • After getting a special treatment called HSCT, she developed serious autoimmune problems like lupus, and tests showed complicated genetic issues can exist in people from close families.
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Neutrophils are the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Neutrophils execute and modulate immune responses by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immune deficiency disorder of phagocytes, caused by inherited mutations in the genes of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate reduced oxidase enzyme.

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