Table 1.
SAMD9L-SAAD clinical features
Patient | P1 | P2 | DJ1 (17) | DJ2 | DJ3 | DJ4 | DJ5 | DJ6 |
SAMD9L variant | c.2654delA; p.N885Tfs*6 | c.2633delA; p.K878fs*13 | c.2626delA; p.I876Lfs*15 | c.2633delA; p.K878fs*13 | c.2658_2659delTT; p.F886Lfs*11 | c.2658_2659delTT/ F886Lfs*11 | c.2658_2659delTT/ F886Lfs*11 | c.2666delT; p.F889Sfs*2 |
Ethnicity | Chinese | Korea | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Cons | No | No | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Sex | M | F | M | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Age at presentation | <1wk | <1 wk | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Rash macroscopic | +++ scarring | +++ scarring | Panniculitis/lipoatrophy | Panniculitis | Panniculitis | Panniculitis | Panniculitis | Panniculitis |
Biopsy of rash | Neutrophil dermatosis | Leukocytoclast vasculitis | Neutrophilic panniculitis | Neutrophilic panniculitis | Neutrophilic panniculitis | Neutrophilic panniculitis | Neutrophilic panniculitis | Neutrophilic panniculitis |
Lip erosion | + | + | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
ILD | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HSM | + | + | + | + | + | + (with portal hypertension) | NS | Splenomegaly |
MRI brain change | Basal ganglia calcification | Basal ganglia calcification | Subcortical white matter change | NS | Basal ganglia calcifications – bilateral white matter disease | Perinatal bleed/basal ganglia calcifications | NS | CT NAD |
Epiglottitis | + | + | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Hemoglobin | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | NS |
Platelets | ↓ | ↓ | ↑ then ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
Neutrophils | Normal | ↑ | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Inflammation markers | ↑ | ↑ | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
Ferritin (maximum) | 4,305 µg/L | 10,619 ng/mL | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
% B cells | <1% | Absent | ↑ then ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
Bone marrow B cells | Low | Low | Low | Markedly low | NS | ↓ (<5%) | NS | NS |
NK cells | ↓ | ↓ | NS | NS | NS | ↓ | ↓ | ↓ |
IgG | ↓ | ↓* 663 mg/dL | N | ↑ | N | NR | NR | ↓ |
IgA | ↓ | ↓ | ↑ | ↑ | N | NR | NR | NR |
IgM | ↓ | ↓ | N | N | ↓ | NR | NR | NR |
T cell no. and function | N | Abnormal PHA | NS | NS | NS | NS | Normal numbers decreased prolif | Normal numbers |
Viral infections | CMV viraemia | Coronavirus HKU1, RSV, parainflu, adenovirus, rhinovirus | Rhinovirus, RSV | RSV, parainfluenza | NS | NS | NS | |
Treatment | Prednisolone MMF (? PR) | BMT | Prednisolone (PR) Tocilizumab (PR) Baracitinib (PR) | Etanercept (PR) IVIG (PR) | Cyclosporin (MR) Etanercept (MR) Adalimumab (MR) Anakinra (MR) BMT (Successful) | Anakinra (MR) IVIG | IVIG | IVIG BMT (successful) |
Outcome | Alive 11 y; immune Hematology/inflammatory features self-resolved | Died in BMT | Alive at reporting | Alive at reporting | Alive post-BMT | Died 6 y | Died 2 mo | Alive after -BMT |
NS = not stated; MMF = mycophenolate mofetil; PR = partial response; MR = minimal response; HSM, hepatosplenomegaly; ILD, interstitial lung disease; BMT, bone marrow transplant; Cons, consanguinity; PHA, phytohemagglutinin; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; Prolif, proliferation.