Identifying Novel Inborn Errors of the Immune System: Primary Immunodeficiencies With Defective Class Switch and Autoimmunity

Salzer, Elisabeth

ISBN 10: 3658167955 / ISBN 13: 9783658167950

Published by Springer Verlag, 2017

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100 pages. 8.26x5.82x0.23 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Identifying Novel Inborn Errors of the Immune System: Primary Immunodeficiencies With Defective Class Switch and Autoimmunity
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658167955
• ISBN 13: 9783658167950
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.41 kilograms

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Synopsis

In her study Elisabeth Salzer describes three novel monogenic diseases. For CD27 deficiency Elisabeth Salzer describes a large cohort of patients. Although all patients shared the same causative missense mutation, they displayed diverse clinical presentations. In another patient she was able to identify a mutation in PRKCD resulting in a primary immunodeficiency with severe Lupus-like autoimmunity. The patient exhibited increased mRNA levels of IL6. Therefore, treatment with Tocilizumab, a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody was suggested. In a family with a history of deaths due to inflammatory bowel disease she identified a missense mutation in IL21. She produced wild type and mutated IL-21 protein and demonstrated a loss of function phenotype. As IL-21 is in clinical trials, she proposed a potentially curative treatment option. These discoveries contributed to the understanding of the multifaceted regulatory mechanisms of the immune systemand highlighted essential players in these complex signaling networks.

About the Author

Dr. Elisabeth Salzer works on the discovery and description of novel immunodeficiencies in children and adolescents at the CeMM Center for Molecular Medicine.