Table 1.

Clinical phenotype of patients with PTPN2 mutations

Family AFamily BFamily CFamily DFamily EFamily F
Patient A1 (Proband) A2 (Father) B1 (Proband) C1 (Proband) D1 (Proband) E1 (Proband) F1 (Proband) 
Gender 
Genotype c.1209delT (p.Phe403Leufs*25) c.1209delT (p.Phe403Leufs*25) c.293G>A (p.Trp98*) c.866G>A (p.Trp289Ter) c.70-2A>T (p.Glu24Metfs*20) c.376T>A (p.Tyr126Asn) c.647G>C (p.Cys216Ser) 
Age at onset (years)  Infancy Infancy 
Clinical features 
Autoimmune manifestations Lupus (renal, cutaneous, hematological, hepatitis) Asymptomatic Evans syndrome Evans syndrome ITP
Common variable immune deficiency 
Evans syndrome, autoimmune neutropenia
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Interstitial pneumonitis
Mild cognitive impairment 
Evans syndrome (leuco-neutropenia and thrombopenia)
Recurrent mouth aphthae
Pediatric psychiatric disorders 
Clinical lymphoproliferation No No No No Yes (lymphoid hyperplasia) Yes (splenomegaly) No 
Metabolic disorders No No No No No No No 
Growth Normal na na na na na No 
Infections No No Yes (recurrent otitis) No Yes (recurrent pneumonitis) No Rare 
Therapy CS, HC, AZA No Intermittent Ig CS, intermittent Ig, VIN, COL, AZA Intermittent Ig SIR, relayed by AZA Antibiotic prophylaxis, AZA 
Laboratory values 
Antibodies (UA/ml) ANA+
Anti double-stranded DNA and ENA-Anti B2Gp1+
Anti C1q+
Coombs: + 
na
Coombs: + 
ANA+
Coombs: + 
ANA+ ANCA+
Coombs: + 
na
Coombs: + 
Anti-HLA I
Coombs: + 
ANA+
Coombs: + 
Complement (g/L; normal range) Lowered Normal Normal na na na Normal 
Platelet antibodies Yes na Yes Yes na Yes Yes 
Type 1 IFN Positive (7.3) Negative na na na na na 
Ig Normal
Type III cryoglobulinemia 
Inc. IgG
Normal IgA and IgM 
Normal Normal IgG and IgA
Dec. IgM (0.39) 
Dec. IgG, IgA, IgM Normal Normal IgG, IgM
Dec. IgA, IgG2 partial deficiency 
Immunophenotyping Inc. Treg Normal Normal Treg
Dec. TCD4+; Th1, Th2, Th17; NK
Inc. Tfh, auto-reactive B cells 
Global lymphopenia, predominant on TCD4+ and NK TCD4+ moderate lymphocytosis
Dec. memory B cells
Inc. auto-reactive B cells 
Inc. naive B cells
Inc. B cells CD21 low 
Mild CD4 T and NK lymphopenia, deficiency in switched memory B cells; significant excess of double-negative T cells (TCRab CD8 CD4
Family AFamily BFamily CFamily DFamily EFamily F
Patient A1 (Proband) A2 (Father) B1 (Proband) C1 (Proband) D1 (Proband) E1 (Proband) F1 (Proband) 
Gender 
Genotype c.1209delT (p.Phe403Leufs*25) c.1209delT (p.Phe403Leufs*25) c.293G>A (p.Trp98*) c.866G>A (p.Trp289Ter) c.70-2A>T (p.Glu24Metfs*20) c.376T>A (p.Tyr126Asn) c.647G>C (p.Cys216Ser) 
Age at onset (years)  Infancy Infancy 
Clinical features 
Autoimmune manifestations Lupus (renal, cutaneous, hematological, hepatitis) Asymptomatic Evans syndrome Evans syndrome ITP
Common variable immune deficiency 
Evans syndrome, autoimmune neutropenia
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Interstitial pneumonitis
Mild cognitive impairment 
Evans syndrome (leuco-neutropenia and thrombopenia)
Recurrent mouth aphthae
Pediatric psychiatric disorders 
Clinical lymphoproliferation No No No No Yes (lymphoid hyperplasia) Yes (splenomegaly) No 
Metabolic disorders No No No No No No No 
Growth Normal na na na na na No 
Infections No No Yes (recurrent otitis) No Yes (recurrent pneumonitis) No Rare 
Therapy CS, HC, AZA No Intermittent Ig CS, intermittent Ig, VIN, COL, AZA Intermittent Ig SIR, relayed by AZA Antibiotic prophylaxis, AZA 
Laboratory values 
Antibodies (UA/ml) ANA+
Anti double-stranded DNA and ENA-Anti B2Gp1+
Anti C1q+
Coombs: + 
na
Coombs: + 
ANA+
Coombs: + 
ANA+ ANCA+
Coombs: + 
na
Coombs: + 
Anti-HLA I
Coombs: + 
ANA+
Coombs: + 
Complement (g/L; normal range) Lowered Normal Normal na na na Normal 
Platelet antibodies Yes na Yes Yes na Yes Yes 
Type 1 IFN Positive (7.3) Negative na na na na na 
Ig Normal
Type III cryoglobulinemia 
Inc. IgG
Normal IgA and IgM 
Normal Normal IgG and IgA
Dec. IgM (0.39) 
Dec. IgG, IgA, IgM Normal Normal IgG, IgM
Dec. IgA, IgG2 partial deficiency 
Immunophenotyping Inc. Treg Normal Normal Treg
Dec. TCD4+; Th1, Th2, Th17; NK
Inc. Tfh, auto-reactive B cells 
Global lymphopenia, predominant on TCD4+ and NK TCD4+ moderate lymphocytosis
Dec. memory B cells
Inc. auto-reactive B cells 
Inc. naive B cells
Inc. B cells CD21 low 
Mild CD4 T and NK lymphopenia, deficiency in switched memory B cells; significant excess of double-negative T cells (TCRab CD8 CD4

M: male; F: female; ITP: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; AIHA: autoimmune hemolytic anemia; ENA: extractable nuclear antigen antibodies; GP: glycoprotein; LB: B lymphocytes; AZA: azathioprine; CS: corticosteroids; HC: hydroxychloroquine; VIN: vinblastine; COL: colchicine; SIR: sirolimus; na: nonavailable; Inc.: increased; Dec.: decreased.

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