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. 2022 Jan 28;12:806043. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.806043

Table 2.

Inborn errors of PDCD1 and their phenocopies.

Genetic PD-1 deficiency PD-1 or PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor
Main clinical phenotypes % Immune/histological phenotype Ref. All (%) Grade 3-5(%) Immune/histological phenotype Ref.
Dermatologic manifestation Present* Impaired IFN-γ production by T cells.


Decreased Vδ2+ γδ T cells, mucosal-associated invariant T cells, and CD56bright natural killer cells.


Increased CD4- CD8- double-negative αβ T cells.
(96) 16-50% <3% Dermatologic: Increased serum IL-6 and skin CD8/CD4 ratio.



Gastrointestinal: Neutrophilic and lymphocytic inflammation.
Liver: lymphocyte infiltration and rare plasma cell and eosinophil.
(28, 97100)
Thyroid diseases Present 8-24.5% <1% (28, 98, 101105)
Gastrointestinal manifestation Not described 1-20% 1-2% (98, 102, 105107)
Respiratory tract manifestation Present 2.2-16% 1-2% (98, 101, 102, 105)
Liver manifestation Present 5.2-18% <1% (98, 103, 108)
Type 1 diabetes Present <1% <1% (28, 101104)
Tuberculosis Present

* - Only one child with inherited PD-1 deficiency is described yet.