Table 1.
Summary of the clinical characteristics of the patients with AD IL6ST variants
Kindred A | Kindred B | Kindred C | Published patients | ||||||
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P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | P8 | (n = 12) | |
Mutant allele | p.Ser731Valfs *8 | p.Ser731Valfs *8 | p.Arg768* | Various | |||||
Age (years) | 38 | 11 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 41 | 20 | Range = 12-72 |
Sex | M | F | F | F | F | F | M | M | 8M, 4F |
HIES score | 37 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 42 | 24 | ND | 51 | Range = 20-70 |
IgE levels (IU/mL) | 1393 | 10,600 | 202 | 43 | 8290 | 330 | ND | 3258 |
Mean = 6057 Range = 218–18,700 |
High IgE levels | + | + | + | - | + | + | ND | + | 100% |
Eosinophilia | - | + | - | - | + | - | ND | + | 73% |
Atopic dermatitis | + | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | 73% |
Asthma | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | 67% |
Allergy | |||||||||
Food allergies | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | 9% |
Respiratory allergies | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | 64% |
Skin abscesses | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36% |
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% |
Recurrent skin infections (other than CMC) | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25% |
Severe chicken pox/shingles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27% |
Upper respiratory tract infections | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | 55% |
Pulmonary disease | |||||||||
Recurrent infections | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | 92% |
Pneumonia | + | - | + | - | + | + | - | + | 91% |
Bronchiectasis | ND | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | 60% |
Pneumatocele | ND | - | ND | - | + | - | - | - | 55% |
Fatal infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17% |
Connective tissue abnormalities | |||||||||
Characteristic face | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | 45% |
High palate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27% |
Scoliosis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | 64% |
Joint hyperextensibility | + | + | ND | - | - | - | - | + | 55% |
Bone fractures with minimal trauma | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | 36% |
Clubfoot | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18% |
Supernumerary teeth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30% |
Deciduous tooth retention | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | 82% |