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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Intensive Care Med. 2014 Jan 8;30(7):401–412. doi: 10.1177/0885066613517076

Table 1.

Familial HLH subtypes and associated gene defects

HLH Subtype Genetic defect Protein function References
FHL1 9q21.3-locus 6 unknown (11)
FHL2 PFR1 pore forming cytolytic protein (12)
FHL3 UNC13D secretion of cytolytic granules (10)
FHL4 STX11 intracellular vesicle transport (13)
FHL5 (UNC18B) membrane fusion (14)

FHL = familial HLH

HLH = hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis