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Novel PIK3CD mutations affecting N-terminal residues of p110δ cause activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) in humans
Takeda AJ, Zhang Y, Dornan GL, Siempelkamp BD, Jenkins ML, Matthews HF, McElwee JJ, Bi W, Seeborg FO, Su HC, Burke JE, Lucas CL. Novel PIK3CD mutations affecting N-terminal residues of p110δ cause activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) in humans. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2017, 140: 1152-1156.e10. PMID: 28414062, PMCID: PMC5632585, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
PI3Kδ Pathway Dysregulation and Unique Features of Its Inhibition by Leniolisib in Activated PI3Kδ Syndrome and Beyond
Cant A, Chandra A, Munro E, Rao V, Lucas C. PI3Kδ Pathway Dysregulation and Unique Features of Its Inhibition by Leniolisib in Activated PI3Kδ Syndrome and Beyond. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023, 12: 69-78. PMID: 37777067, PMCID: PMC10872751, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3Kδ inhibitorsActivated PI3Kδ SyndromeImmune cell developmentPI3Kδ syndromeSpecific inhibitory propertiesAdverse eventsTreatment optionsPI3Kδ activityHematological malignanciesPathway dysregulationInborn errorsDrug mechanismsGenetic hyperactivationLeniolisibSyndromeΔ isoformsCell developmentInhibitorsInhibitory propertiesΓ isoformsColitisNeutropeniaTolerabilityMalignancyHepatotoxicity
2021
SARS-CoV-2–related MIS-C: A key to the viral and genetic causes of Kawasaki disease?
Sancho-Shimizu V, Brodin P, Cobat A, Biggs CM, Toubiana J, Lucas CL, Henrickson SE, Belot A, Haddad E, Beland K, Pujol A, Schlüter A, Planas-Serra L, Aguilera-Albesa S, Valencia-Ramos J, Rodríguez-Palmero A, Gut M, Rivière J, Colobran R, Soler-Palacin P, Rodriguez-Gallego C, De Diego R, Flores C, Alsina L, Blazquez-Gamero D, Jordan I, Keles S, Emiroglu M, Akcan O, Alkan G, Aytekin S, Gul Y, Öz Ş, Bozdemir S, Bayhan G, Kanık-Yüksek S, Parlakay A, Gülhan B, Yahşi A, Kilic A, Karbuz A, Erdeniz E, Özkan E, Orbak Z, Aydemir Ş, Celik J, Kandemir B, Aytekin G, Kapakli H, Yarar V, Yosunkaya A, Vatansev H, Aytekin C, Torun S, Nepesov S, Coskuner T, Sözeri B, Demirkol Y, Kasapcopur O, Yıldız M, Sevketoglu E, Hatipoğlu N, Özçelik T, Yesilbas O, Aydin Z, Sediva A, Klocperk A, Bloomfield M, Meyts I, Delafontaine S, Haerynck F, Hoste L, Shahrooei M, Marque L, Neves J, Novelli G, Novelli A, Aiuti A, Casari G, Bousfiha A, Almuhsen S, Sobh A, Gagro A, Bajolle F, Bonnet D, Lebon P, Lei W, Lee D, Seeleuthner Y, Zhang P, Maglorius M, Philippot Q, Pelham S, Bastard P, Zhang Q, Jouanguy E, Puel A, Herberg J, Kuijpers T, Bellos E, Kaforou M, Menikou S, Pan-Hammarström Q, Hammarström L, Abolhassani H, Bryceson Y, Condino-Neto A, Prando C, Bando S, Cavalcanti A, Fellay J, Blanchard-Rohner G, Mansouri D, Mahmoudi S, Boyarchuk O, Volokha A, Bondarenko A, Stepanovskiy Y, Mogensen T, van de Beek D, Andreakos E, Papadaki M, Tayoun A, Halwani R, Al-Mulla F, Franco J, Lau Y, Kwan M, Imai K, Okada S, Bolze A, Butte M, Hsieh E, Drolet B, Arkin L, Itan Y, Maniatis T, Arditi M, Cooper M, Schmitt E, Chakravorty S, Anderson M, Su H, Notarangelo L, Tangye S, Milner J, Levin M, Abel L, Bogunovic D, Casanova J, Zhang S. SARS-CoV-2–related MIS-C: A key to the viral and genetic causes of Kawasaki disease? Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20210446. PMID: 33904890, PMCID: PMC8080850, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClassic Kawasaki diseaseKawasaki diseaseSARS-CoV-2Higher COVID-19 ratesPathogenesis of MISRare inborn errorCOVID-19 ratesMonogenic IEIInflammatory syndromeViral illnessViral triggerInflammatory conditionsImmune responseEpidemiological dataInborn errorsGenetic causeWeak associationPathogenesisDiseaseIEIChildrenSyndromeIllnessInfectionImmunity
2020
The Mystery of MIS-C Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Brodsky NN, Ramaswamy A, Lucas CL. The Mystery of MIS-C Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Trends In Microbiology 2020, 28: 956-958. PMID: 33190685, PMCID: PMC7556780, DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Multisystem inflammatory syndromeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2Life-threatening illnessDisease 2019 pandemicImmune driversInflammatory syndromeCoronavirus 2Enigmatic diseaseImportant new studiesChildrenNew studiesUnique effectsSyndromeIllnessInfectionDiseaseNovel compound heterozygous variants in NHLRC2 in a patient with FINCA syndrome
Brodsky NN, Boyarchuk O, Kovalchuk T, Hariyan T, Rice A, Ji W, Khokha M, Lakhani S, Lucas CL. Novel compound heterozygous variants in NHLRC2 in a patient with FINCA syndrome. Journal Of Human Genetics 2020, 65: 911-915. PMID: 32435055, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-020-0776-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAngiomatosisBrain NeoplasmsCardiomegalyChild, PreschoolExome SequencingFibrosisHeterozygoteHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLung DiseasesMaleModels, MolecularNeurodegenerative DiseasesPedigreePoint MutationProtein ConformationProtein DomainsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidSyndromeConceptsWhole-exome sequencingNovel compound heterozygous variantsCompound heterozygous variantsUkrainian patientsClinical featuresNovel variantsNew patientsHealthy humansCompound heterozygous combinationPatientsHeterozygous variantsSyndromeFinnish childrenNHLRC2Sanger sequencingFibrosisDiseaseGnomAD databaseN-terminal thioredoxinCentral regulatorVariantsNeurodegeneration