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ABSTRACT: Background
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with central adrenal insufficiency is a recently defined clinical syndrome caused by mutations in the nuclear factor kappa-B subunit 2 (NFKB2) gene. We present the first case of NFKB2 mutation in Asian population.Methods and results
An 18-year-old Chinese female with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency was admitted due to adrenal crisis and pneumonia. She had a history of recurrent respiratory infections since childhood and ectodermal abnormalities were noted during physical examination. Immunologic tests revealed panhypogammaglobulinemia and deficient natural killer (NK)-cell function. DNA sequencing of NFKB2 identified a heterozygous nonsense mutation (c.2563 A>T, p.855: Lys>*) in the patient but not her parents.Conclusion
Clinicians should be alert to comorbidities of adrenal insufficiency and ectodermal dysplasia in CVID patients as these might suggest a rare hereditary syndrome caused by NFKB2 mutation.
SUBMITTER: Shi C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5059085 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shi Chuan C Wang Fen F Tong Anli A Zhang Xiao-Qian XQ Song Hong-Mei HM Liu Zheng-Yin ZY Lyu Wei W Liu Yue-Hua YH Xia Wei-Bo WB
Medicine 20161001 40
<h4>Background</h4>Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with central adrenal insufficiency is a recently defined clinical syndrome caused by mutations in the nuclear factor kappa-B subunit 2 (NFKB2) gene. We present the first case of NFKB2 mutation in Asian population.<h4>Methods and results</h4>An 18-year-old Chinese female with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency was admitted due to adrenal crisis and pneumonia. She had a history of recurrent respiratory infections since childhood ...[more]