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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Oct;120(4):776–794. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.08.053

Table V.

Congenital defects of phagocyte number, function, or both

Disease Affected cells Affected function Associated features Inheritance Gene defects-presumed pathogenesis
1.–3. Severe congenital neutropenias N Myeloid Differentiation Subgroup with myelodysplasia AD ELA2: mistrafficking of elastase
N Myeloid Differentiation B/T lymphopenia AD GFI1: repression of elastase
N Myeloid Differentiation G-CSF refractory neutropenia AD G-CSFR
4. Kostmann Disease N Myeloid Differentiation AR HAX1:control of apoptosis
5. Cyclic neutropenia N ? Oscillations of other leukocytes and platelets AD ELA2: mistrafficking of elastase
6. X-linked neutropenia/myelodysplasia N + M ? Monocytopenia XL WASP: Regulator of actin cytoskeleton (loss of autoinhibition)
7. P14 deficiency N+L Endosome biogenesis Neutropenia AR MAPBPIP: Endosomal adaptor protein 14
Mel Hypogammaglobulinemia
↓CD8 cytotoxicity
Partial albinism
Growth failure
8. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency N + M Adherence Delayed cord separation Skin ulcers AR INTGB2: Adhesion protein
type 1 L + NK Chemotaxis Periodontitis
Endocytosis Leukocytosis
T/NK cytotoxicity
9. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency N + M Rolling LAD type 1 features AR FUCT1 GDP-Fucose transporter
type 2 Chemotaxis plus hh-blood group and mental retardation
10. Leukocyte adhesion deficiency N + M Adherence LAD type 1 plus bleeding tendency AR Cal DAG-GEFI:
type 3 L + NK defective Rap1-activation of β1–3 integrins
11. Rac 2 deficiency N Adherence Poor wound healing AD RAC2: Regulation of actin cytoskeleton
Chemotaxis Leukocytosis
O2 production
12. β-actin deficiency N + M Motility Mental retardation AD ACTB: Cytoplasmic Actin
Short stature
13. Localized juvenile Periodontitis N Formylpeptide induced chemotaxis Periodontitis only AR FPR1: Chemokine receptor
14. Papillon-Lefèvre Syndrome N + M Chemotaxis Periodontitis, Palmoplantar hyperkeratosis AR CTSC: Cathepsin C activation of serine proteases
15. Specific granule deficiency N Chemotaxis N with bilobed nuclei AR C/EBPE: myeloid transcription factor
16. Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome N Chemotaxis Pancytopenia, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Chondrodysplasia AR SBDS
17. X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) N + M Killing (faulty O2 production) Subgroup: McLeod phenotype XL CYBB: Electron transport protein (gp91phox)
18.–20. Autosomal CGD’s N + M Killing (faulty O2 production) AR CYBA: Electron transport protein (p22phox)
NCF1: Adapter protein (p47phox)
NCF2: Activating protein (p67phox)
21. Neutrophil G-6PD deficiency N + M Killing (faulty O2 production) Hemolytic anemia XL G-6PD: NADPH generation
22. IL-12 and IL-23 receptor β1 chain deficiency L + NK IFN-γ secretion Susceptibility to Mycobacteria and Salmonella AR IL-12Rβ1: IL-12 and IL-23 receptor β1 chain
23. IL-12p40 deficiency M IFN-γ secretion Susceptibility to Mycobacteria and Salmonella AR IL-12p40 subunit of IL12/IL23: IL12/IL23 production
24. IFN-γ receptor 1 deficiency M + L IFN-γ binding and signaling Susceptibility to Mycobacteria and Salmonella AR, AD IFN-γR1: IFN-γR binding chain
25. IFN-γ receptor 2 deficiency M + L IFN-γ signaling Susceptibility to Mycobacteria and Salmonella AR IFN-γR2: IFN-γR signaling chain
26. STAT1 deficiency (2 forms) M + L IFN α/β/γ signaling Susceptibility to Mycobacteria, Salmonella and viruses AR STAT1
IFN-γ signaling Susceptibility to Mycobacteria and Salmonella AD STAT1

AD, Inherited form of IFN-Rγ1 deficiency or of STAT1 deficiency is due to dominant negative mutations; XL, X-linked inheritance; AR, autosomal recessive inheritance; N, neutrophils; M, monocytes-macrophages; L, lymphocytes; NK, natural killer cells; Mel, melanocytes; STAT1, signal transducer and activator of transcription 1.