Defects in intrinsic and innate immunity
| Disease . | Genetic defect . | Inheritance . | OMIM . | Affected cells . | Affected function . | Associated features . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) | ||||||
| IL-12 and IL-23 receptor β1 chain deficiency | IL12RB1 | AR | 601604 | L + NK+MAIT | IFN-γ secretion | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and Salmonella and CMC |
| IL-12p40 (IL-12 and IL-23) deficiency | IL12B | AR | 161561 | M | ||
| IL-12Rβ2 deficiency | IL12RB2 | AR | 601642 | L + NK+MAIT | ||
| IL-23R deficiency | IL23R | AR | 607562 | L +NK+MAIT | ||
| IFN-γ receptor deficiency | IFNGR1 | AR | 209950 | M + L | IFN-γ binding and signaling | |
| AD | 615978 | M + L | ||||
| IFNGR2 | AR | 147569 | M + L | IFN-γ signaling | ||
| STAT1 deficiency | STAT1 | AD LOF | 614892 | M + L | ||
| Macrophage gp91phox deficiency Q231P and T178P | CYBB | XL | 300645 | Macrophage only | Respiratory burst defect in monocytes (not in neutrophils) | Isolated susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| IRF8 deficiency | IRF8 | AD | 614893 | M + L | Impaired development of cDCs and Th1* cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| AR | 226990 | M | Lack of circulating monocytes and DCs, reduced NK cell numbers and function reported in some patients | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and multiple other infectious agents including EBV | ||
| SPPL2a deficiency | SPPL2A | AR | 608238 | M + L | Impaired development of cDCs and Th1* cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and Salmonella |
| TYK2 deficiency | TYK2 | AR | 611521 | M + L | Impaired cellular responses to IL-10, IL-12, IL-23, and type I IFNs | Susceptibility to intracellular bacteria (mycobacteria, Salmonella) and viruses |
| P1104A TYK2 homozygosity | AR | 176941 | L | Impaired cellular responses to IL-23 | MSMD or tuberculosis | |
| ISG15 deficiency | ISG15 | AR | 147571 | IFN-γ production defect | Susceptibility to mycobacteria (BCG), brain calcification | |
| RORγt deficiency | RORC | AR | 602943 | L + NK | Lack of functional RORγT protein, IFN-γ production defect, complete absence of IL-17A/F–producing T cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and candida |
| JAK1 deficiency | JAK1 | AR LOF | 147795 | N + L | Reduced JAK1 activation to cytokines Reduced IFN-γ production | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and viruses, urothelial carcinoma |
| T-bet deficiency | TBX21 | AR | 619630 | L | ↓IFN-γ and TNF-α production by γδT cells, MAIT cells, iNKT cells, NK cells, and CD4+ T cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| IFN-γ deficiency | IFNG | AR | 618963 | L | No IFN-γ production by patient T and NK cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| IRF1 deficiency | IRF1 | AR | 620668 | Lymphocytes, DCs, NK, ILCP, ILCP2 | IRF1-dependent responses to IFN-γ are both quantitatively and qualitatively stronger than those to IFN-α/β. IRF1-deficient mononuclear phagocytes do not control mycobacteria and related pathogens normally when stimulated with IFN-γ, while IFN-α/β–dependent intrinsic immunity to viruses seems unaffected | Early-onset severe forms of MSMD due to BCG,M. avium complex. No history of severe viral illnesses. Histoplasmosis in 2 patients |
| MCTS1 deficiency | MCTS1 | XLR | 301115 | Lymphocytes | Impaired cellular responses to IL-23 and partially IL-12, impaired IL-23dep IFN-γ induction by MAIT and γδT cells | Life-threatening early-onset BCG disease. Disease was multifocal or disseminated in several cases including osteomyelitis |
| 2. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (HPV) | ||||||
| EVER1 deficiency | TMC6 | AR | 605828 | Keratinocytes | EVER1, EVER2, and CIB1 form a complex in keratinocytes | HPV (group B1) infections and cancer of the skin (typical EV) |
| EVER2 deficiency | TMC8 | 605829 | ||||
| CIB1 deficiency | CIB1 | 618267 | ||||
| WHIM (warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, myelokathexis) syndrome | CXCR4 | AD GOF | 162643 | Leukocytes | Increased response of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor to its ligand CXCL12 (SDF-1) | Warts (HPV) infection, neutropenia, low B-cell number, hypogammaglobulinemia |
| 3. Predisposition to severe viral infection | ||||||
| STAT1 deficiency | STAT1 | AR LOF | 600555 | Leukocytes and other cells | STAT1-dependent IFN-α/β, INF-γ, and IFN-λ responses | Severe viral infections, mycobacterial infection |
| STAT2 deficiency | STAT2 | AR | 600556 | Leukocytes and other cells | STAT2-dependent IFN-α/β, IFN-γ, and IFN-λ responses | Severe viral infections (disseminated vaccine-strain measles), influenza, HSV, enterovirus; atypical Kawasaki disease, HLH |
| IRF9 deficiency | IRF9 | AR | 618648 | Leukocytes and other cells | IRF9- and ISGF3-dependent IFN-α/β and IFN-λ responses | Severe influenza disease |
| IRF7 deficiency | IRF7 | AR | 605047 | Leukocytes, plasmacytoid DCs, nonhematopoietic cells | IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ production and IFN-l production | |
| IFNAR1 deficiency | IFNAR1 | AR | 619935 | Leukocytes and other cells | IFNAR1-dependent responses to IFN-α/β | Severe viral infections (dissemination of yellow fever vaccine and measles vaccine) |
| IFNAR2 deficiency | IFNAR2 | AR | 602376 | Broadly expressed | IFNAR2-dependent responses to IFN-α/β | Severe viral infections (disseminated vaccine-strain measles, HHV6) |
| CD16 deficiency | FCGR3A | AR | 146740 | NK cells | Altered NK cell function | Severe herpes viral infections, particularly VZV,EBV, and HPV |
| MDA5 deficiency | IFIH1 | AR LOF | 606951 | Broadly expressed | Viral recognition and IFN induction | Rhinovirus and other RNA viruses |
| NOS2 deficiency | NOS2 | AR | NA | Myeloid cells | Mutant NOS2 failed to induce nitrous oxide | Severe (fatal) susceptibility to CMV-induced disease; pneumocystis pneumonia secondary to CMV; intact responses to infection with other herpesviruses (EBV, VZV, HSV) |
| ZNFX1 deficiency | ZNFX1 | AR | 619644 | Broadly expressed | ↑ ISG in response to poly I/C | Severe infections by RNA/DNA viruses, mycobacteria; early-onset severe inflammation affecting liver, brain, kidneys, lungs; virally triggered inflammatory episodes, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy |
| RNA polymerase III deficiency | POLR3A | AD | 614258 | Leukocytes and other cells | Impaired viral recognition and IFN induction in response to VZV or poly I:C | Severe VZV infection |
| POLR3C | AD | 617454 | ||||
| POLR3F | AD | 617455 | ||||
| MIS-C | OAS1 | AR | Monocytic phagocytes | Excessive inflammatory cytokine production by monocytes | Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after SARS-CoV-2 | |
| OAS2 | AR | Monocytic phagocytes | Excessive inflammatory cytokine production by monocytes | MIS-C | ||
| RNASEL | AR | Monocytic phagocytes | Excessive inflammatory cytokine production by monocytes | MIS-C | ||
| 4. Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) | ||||||
| TLR3 deficiency | TLR3 | AD | 613002 | CNS-resident cells and fibroblasts | TLR3-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | Herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis (incomplete clinical penetrance for all etiologies listed here); severe pulmonary influenza; VZV |
| AR | ||||||
| UNC93B1 deficiency | UNC93B1 | AR | 608204 | UNC-93B–dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | Herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis | |
| TRAF3 deficiency | TRAF3 | AD | 601896 | TRAF3-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | ||
| TRIF deficiency | TICAM1 | AD | 607601 | TRIF-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | ||
| AR | ||||||
| TBK1 deficiency | TBK1 | AD | 604834 | TBK1-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | ||
| IRF3 deficiency | IRF3 | AD | 616532 | Low IFN-α/β, production in response to HSV1 and decreased IRF3 phosphorylation | ||
| DBR1 deficiency | DBR1 | AR | 607024 | Impaired production of antiviral IFNs | HSE of the brainstem. Other viral infections of the brainstem | |
| SNORA31 deficiency | SNORA31 | AD | 619396 | Impaired production of antiviral IFNs | Forebrain HSV1 encephalitis | |
| ATG4A deficiency | ATG4 | AD | NA | CNS-resident cells and fibroblasts | Impaired HSV2-induced autophagy →increased viral replication and apoptosis of patient fibroblasts | Mollaret’s meningitis (recurrent lymphocytic meningitis) due to HSV2 |
| MAP1LC3B2 deficiency | MAP1LC3B2 | |||||
| RIPK3 deficiency | RIPK3 | AR | NA | Neurons | Impaired cellular apoptosis and necroptosis upon TLR3, TLR4, or TNFR1 stimulation and ZBP1/DAI-mediated necroptotic cell death after HSV-1 infection | Herpes simplex encephalitis recurrent in one patient. Otherwise, healthy |
| GTF3A deficiency | GTF3A | AR | NA | Fibroblasts | ↓ RNA5SP141 expression results in abrogated RIG-I activation upon HSV-1 infection | CVID phenotype, low switched memory B cells, absent IgM. Defect in pneumococcal antibody response. T cells, mostly memory effector phenotype, low TFH and TH17 cells |
| IKBKE deficiency | IKBKE | AD | NA | Microglia | Impaired induction of IFN-β1 (IFNB1) upon HSV-2 infection or dsDNA stimulation. Failure to induce phosphorylation of STING | Recurrent HSV-2 meningitis |
| 5. Predisposition to invasive fungal diseases | ||||||
| CARD9 deficiency | CARD9 | AR | 607212 | Mononuclear phagocytes | CARD9 signaling pathway | Invasive candidiasis infection, deep dermatophytoses, other invasive fungal infections |
| 6. Predisposition to mucocutaneous candidiasis | ||||||
| IL-17RA deficiency | IL17RA | AR | 605461 | Epithelial cells, fibroblasts, mononuclear phagocytes | IL-17RA signaling pathway, and fibroblasts fail to respond to IL-17A and IL-17F, and their T cells to IL-17E | CMC, folliculitis |
| IL-17RC deficiency | IL17RC | AR | 610925 | IL-17RC signaling pathway, fibroblasts fail to respond to IL-17A and IL-17F | CMC | |
| IL-17F deficiency | IL17F | AD | 606496 | T cells | IL-17F–containing dimers | CMC |
| STAT1 GOF | STAT1 | AD GOF | 600555 | T cells, B cells, NK, monocytes | Increased STAT1 phosphorylation Low Th17 cells | CMC, various fungal, bacterial, and viral (HSV) infections, autoimmunity (thyroiditis, diabetes, cytopenias), enteropathy |
| ACT1 deficiency | TRAF3IP2 | AR | 607043 | T cells, fibroblasts | Fibroblasts fail to respond to IL-17A and IL-17F, and their T cells to IL-17E | CMC, blepharitis, folliculitis, and macroglossia |
| JNK1 haploinsufficiency | MAPK8 | AD | NA | T cells, fibroblasts | ↓ Th17 cells ex vivo, in vitro, ↓ responses of fibroblasts to IL-17A, IL-17F, ↓ c-Jun/ATF-2-dependent TGF-β signaling | CMC, connective tissue disorder (similar to Ehlers–Danlos syndrome) |
| 7. TLR signaling pathway deficiency | ||||||
| IRAK4 deficiency | IRAK4 | AR | 606883 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TIR-IRAK4 signaling pathway | Pyogenic bacterial diseases, severe viral diseases |
| MyD88 deficiency | MYD88 | AR | 602170 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TIR-MyD88 signaling pathway | |
| Systemic autoinflammation splenomegaly and anemia (NASA) | IRAK4 | AR | 607676 | Lymphocytes | Loss of negative regulation of IRAK-4 and IRAK-1; dysregulation of myddosome assembly and disassembly; or kinase active site instability may drive dysregulated IL-6 and TNF production | Recurrent episodes of fever, massive splenomegaly, elevated inflammatory markers, and severe hypochromic microcytic anemia |
| IRAK1 deficiency | IRAK1 | XL | 300283 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TLR-IRAK1 signaling pathway in fibroblasts, TLR7- and TLR8-IRAK1 signaling pathway in EBV-B cells | Bacterial infections, X-linked MECP2 deficiency–related syndrome due to a large de novo Xq28 chromosomal deletion encompassing both MECP2 and IRAK1 |
| TIRAP deficiency | TIRAP | AR | 614382 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TIRAP signaling pathway, TLR1/2, TLR2/6, and TLR4 agonists were impaired in the fibroblasts and leukocytes | Staphylococcal disease during childhood in the patient lacking lipoteichoic acid Abs |
| TLR7 deficiency | TLR7 | XL | 301051 | Lymphocytes, myeloid cells | Impaired responses to TLR7 ligands; reduced production of type 1 IFN | Severe COVID-19 infection |
| TLR8 GOF | TLR8 | XL/somatic mutations | 301078 | Myeloid cells | Elevated proinflammatory serum cytokines; increased proinflammatory responses of patient myeloid cells to TLR8 agonists; reduced ability of mutant TLR8 to attenuate TLR7 signaling | Early-onset, severe cytopenias, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy; progressive autoinflammatory disease |
| MD2 deficiency | LY96 | AR | NA | Myeloid cells | Decreased endocytosis of TLR4 leads to impaired NF-κB signaling and decreased cytokine production | Very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease and recurrent infections, pneumonia, and otitis media |
| TLR4 deficiency | TLR4 | AR | NA | Impaired TLR4 signaling | Inflammatory bowel disease | |
| 8. Other IEIs related to nonhematopoietic tissues | ||||||
| Isolated congenital asplenia (ICA) | RPSA | AD | 271400 | No spleen | RPSA encodes ribosomal protein SA, a component of the small subunit of the ribosome | Bacteremia (encapsulated bacteria) |
| HMOX | AR | 141250 | Macrophages | HO-1 regulates iron recycling, and heme-dependent damage occurs | Hemolysis, nephritis, inflammation | |
| Trypanosomiasis | APOL1 | AD | 603743 | Somatic | Pore-forming serum protein | Trypanosomiasis |
| Acute liver failure due to NBAS deficiency | NBAS | AR | 608025 | Somatic and hematopoietic | ER stress | Fever induces liver failure |
| Acute necrotizing encephalopathy | RANBP2 | AD | 601181 | Ubiquitous expression | Nuclear pore | Fever induces acute encephalopathy |
| Osteopetrosis | CLCN7 | AR/AD | 602727 | Osteoclasts | Secretory lysosomes | Osteopetrosis with hypocalcemia, neurological features |
| SNX10 | AR | 614780 | Osteopetrosis with visual impairment | |||
| OSTM1 | AR | 607649 | Osteopetrosis with hypocalcemia, neurological features | |||
| PLEKHM1 | AR | 611466 | Osteopetrosis | |||
| TCIRG1 | AR | 604592 | Osteopetrosis with hypocalcemia | |||
| TNFRSF11A | AR | 603499 | Osteoclastogenesis | Osteopetrosis | ||
| TNFSF11 | AR | 602642 | Stromal | Osteoclastogenesis | Osteopetrosis with severe growth retardation | |
| Hidradenitis suppurativa | NCSTN | AD | 605254 | Epidermis | Notch signaling/gamma-secretase in hair follicle regulates keratinization | Verneuil’s disease/hidradenitis suppurativa with acne |
| PSEN | AD | 613737 | Verneuil’s disease/hidradenitis suppurativa with cutaneous hyperpigmentation | |||
| PSENEN | AD | 613736 | Verneuil’s disease/hidradenitis suppurativa | |||
| 9. Other IEIs related to leukocytes | ||||||
| IRF4 haploinsufficiency | IRF4 | AD | 601900 | Lymphocytes and monocytes | IRF4 is a pleiotropic transcription factor | Whipple’s disease |
| IL-18BP deficiency | IL18BP | AR | 604113 | Leukocytes and other cells | IL-18BP neutralizes secreted IL-18 | Fulminant viral hepatitis |
| GATA2 deficiency | GATA2 | AD | 137295 | Monocytes + peripheral DC, NK cells | Multilineage cytopenia | Susceptibility to mycobacteria, HPV, histoplasmosis, alveolar proteinosis, MDS/AML/CMML, lymphedema |
| Disease . | Genetic defect . | Inheritance . | OMIM . | Affected cells . | Affected function . | Associated features . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) | ||||||
| IL-12 and IL-23 receptor β1 chain deficiency | IL12RB1 | AR | 601604 | L + NK+MAIT | IFN-γ secretion | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and Salmonella and CMC |
| IL-12p40 (IL-12 and IL-23) deficiency | IL12B | AR | 161561 | M | ||
| IL-12Rβ2 deficiency | IL12RB2 | AR | 601642 | L + NK+MAIT | ||
| IL-23R deficiency | IL23R | AR | 607562 | L +NK+MAIT | ||
| IFN-γ receptor deficiency | IFNGR1 | AR | 209950 | M + L | IFN-γ binding and signaling | |
| AD | 615978 | M + L | ||||
| IFNGR2 | AR | 147569 | M + L | IFN-γ signaling | ||
| STAT1 deficiency | STAT1 | AD LOF | 614892 | M + L | ||
| Macrophage gp91phox deficiency Q231P and T178P | CYBB | XL | 300645 | Macrophage only | Respiratory burst defect in monocytes (not in neutrophils) | Isolated susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| IRF8 deficiency | IRF8 | AD | 614893 | M + L | Impaired development of cDCs and Th1* cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| AR | 226990 | M | Lack of circulating monocytes and DCs, reduced NK cell numbers and function reported in some patients | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and multiple other infectious agents including EBV | ||
| SPPL2a deficiency | SPPL2A | AR | 608238 | M + L | Impaired development of cDCs and Th1* cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and Salmonella |
| TYK2 deficiency | TYK2 | AR | 611521 | M + L | Impaired cellular responses to IL-10, IL-12, IL-23, and type I IFNs | Susceptibility to intracellular bacteria (mycobacteria, Salmonella) and viruses |
| P1104A TYK2 homozygosity | AR | 176941 | L | Impaired cellular responses to IL-23 | MSMD or tuberculosis | |
| ISG15 deficiency | ISG15 | AR | 147571 | IFN-γ production defect | Susceptibility to mycobacteria (BCG), brain calcification | |
| RORγt deficiency | RORC | AR | 602943 | L + NK | Lack of functional RORγT protein, IFN-γ production defect, complete absence of IL-17A/F–producing T cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and candida |
| JAK1 deficiency | JAK1 | AR LOF | 147795 | N + L | Reduced JAK1 activation to cytokines Reduced IFN-γ production | Susceptibility to mycobacteria and viruses, urothelial carcinoma |
| T-bet deficiency | TBX21 | AR | 619630 | L | ↓IFN-γ and TNF-α production by γδT cells, MAIT cells, iNKT cells, NK cells, and CD4+ T cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| IFN-γ deficiency | IFNG | AR | 618963 | L | No IFN-γ production by patient T and NK cells | Susceptibility to mycobacteria |
| IRF1 deficiency | IRF1 | AR | 620668 | Lymphocytes, DCs, NK, ILCP, ILCP2 | IRF1-dependent responses to IFN-γ are both quantitatively and qualitatively stronger than those to IFN-α/β. IRF1-deficient mononuclear phagocytes do not control mycobacteria and related pathogens normally when stimulated with IFN-γ, while IFN-α/β–dependent intrinsic immunity to viruses seems unaffected | Early-onset severe forms of MSMD due to BCG,M. avium complex. No history of severe viral illnesses. Histoplasmosis in 2 patients |
| MCTS1 deficiency | MCTS1 | XLR | 301115 | Lymphocytes | Impaired cellular responses to IL-23 and partially IL-12, impaired IL-23dep IFN-γ induction by MAIT and γδT cells | Life-threatening early-onset BCG disease. Disease was multifocal or disseminated in several cases including osteomyelitis |
| 2. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis (HPV) | ||||||
| EVER1 deficiency | TMC6 | AR | 605828 | Keratinocytes | EVER1, EVER2, and CIB1 form a complex in keratinocytes | HPV (group B1) infections and cancer of the skin (typical EV) |
| EVER2 deficiency | TMC8 | 605829 | ||||
| CIB1 deficiency | CIB1 | 618267 | ||||
| WHIM (warts, hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, myelokathexis) syndrome | CXCR4 | AD GOF | 162643 | Leukocytes | Increased response of the CXCR4 chemokine receptor to its ligand CXCL12 (SDF-1) | Warts (HPV) infection, neutropenia, low B-cell number, hypogammaglobulinemia |
| 3. Predisposition to severe viral infection | ||||||
| STAT1 deficiency | STAT1 | AR LOF | 600555 | Leukocytes and other cells | STAT1-dependent IFN-α/β, INF-γ, and IFN-λ responses | Severe viral infections, mycobacterial infection |
| STAT2 deficiency | STAT2 | AR | 600556 | Leukocytes and other cells | STAT2-dependent IFN-α/β, IFN-γ, and IFN-λ responses | Severe viral infections (disseminated vaccine-strain measles), influenza, HSV, enterovirus; atypical Kawasaki disease, HLH |
| IRF9 deficiency | IRF9 | AR | 618648 | Leukocytes and other cells | IRF9- and ISGF3-dependent IFN-α/β and IFN-λ responses | Severe influenza disease |
| IRF7 deficiency | IRF7 | AR | 605047 | Leukocytes, plasmacytoid DCs, nonhematopoietic cells | IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ production and IFN-l production | |
| IFNAR1 deficiency | IFNAR1 | AR | 619935 | Leukocytes and other cells | IFNAR1-dependent responses to IFN-α/β | Severe viral infections (dissemination of yellow fever vaccine and measles vaccine) |
| IFNAR2 deficiency | IFNAR2 | AR | 602376 | Broadly expressed | IFNAR2-dependent responses to IFN-α/β | Severe viral infections (disseminated vaccine-strain measles, HHV6) |
| CD16 deficiency | FCGR3A | AR | 146740 | NK cells | Altered NK cell function | Severe herpes viral infections, particularly VZV,EBV, and HPV |
| MDA5 deficiency | IFIH1 | AR LOF | 606951 | Broadly expressed | Viral recognition and IFN induction | Rhinovirus and other RNA viruses |
| NOS2 deficiency | NOS2 | AR | NA | Myeloid cells | Mutant NOS2 failed to induce nitrous oxide | Severe (fatal) susceptibility to CMV-induced disease; pneumocystis pneumonia secondary to CMV; intact responses to infection with other herpesviruses (EBV, VZV, HSV) |
| ZNFX1 deficiency | ZNFX1 | AR | 619644 | Broadly expressed | ↑ ISG in response to poly I/C | Severe infections by RNA/DNA viruses, mycobacteria; early-onset severe inflammation affecting liver, brain, kidneys, lungs; virally triggered inflammatory episodes, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy |
| RNA polymerase III deficiency | POLR3A | AD | 614258 | Leukocytes and other cells | Impaired viral recognition and IFN induction in response to VZV or poly I:C | Severe VZV infection |
| POLR3C | AD | 617454 | ||||
| POLR3F | AD | 617455 | ||||
| MIS-C | OAS1 | AR | Monocytic phagocytes | Excessive inflammatory cytokine production by monocytes | Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after SARS-CoV-2 | |
| OAS2 | AR | Monocytic phagocytes | Excessive inflammatory cytokine production by monocytes | MIS-C | ||
| RNASEL | AR | Monocytic phagocytes | Excessive inflammatory cytokine production by monocytes | MIS-C | ||
| 4. Herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) | ||||||
| TLR3 deficiency | TLR3 | AD | 613002 | CNS-resident cells and fibroblasts | TLR3-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | Herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis (incomplete clinical penetrance for all etiologies listed here); severe pulmonary influenza; VZV |
| AR | ||||||
| UNC93B1 deficiency | UNC93B1 | AR | 608204 | UNC-93B–dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | Herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis | |
| TRAF3 deficiency | TRAF3 | AD | 601896 | TRAF3-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | ||
| TRIF deficiency | TICAM1 | AD | 607601 | TRIF-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | ||
| AR | ||||||
| TBK1 deficiency | TBK1 | AD | 604834 | TBK1-dependent IFN-α, IFN-β, and IFN-γ response | ||
| IRF3 deficiency | IRF3 | AD | 616532 | Low IFN-α/β, production in response to HSV1 and decreased IRF3 phosphorylation | ||
| DBR1 deficiency | DBR1 | AR | 607024 | Impaired production of antiviral IFNs | HSE of the brainstem. Other viral infections of the brainstem | |
| SNORA31 deficiency | SNORA31 | AD | 619396 | Impaired production of antiviral IFNs | Forebrain HSV1 encephalitis | |
| ATG4A deficiency | ATG4 | AD | NA | CNS-resident cells and fibroblasts | Impaired HSV2-induced autophagy →increased viral replication and apoptosis of patient fibroblasts | Mollaret’s meningitis (recurrent lymphocytic meningitis) due to HSV2 |
| MAP1LC3B2 deficiency | MAP1LC3B2 | |||||
| RIPK3 deficiency | RIPK3 | AR | NA | Neurons | Impaired cellular apoptosis and necroptosis upon TLR3, TLR4, or TNFR1 stimulation and ZBP1/DAI-mediated necroptotic cell death after HSV-1 infection | Herpes simplex encephalitis recurrent in one patient. Otherwise, healthy |
| GTF3A deficiency | GTF3A | AR | NA | Fibroblasts | ↓ RNA5SP141 expression results in abrogated RIG-I activation upon HSV-1 infection | CVID phenotype, low switched memory B cells, absent IgM. Defect in pneumococcal antibody response. T cells, mostly memory effector phenotype, low TFH and TH17 cells |
| IKBKE deficiency | IKBKE | AD | NA | Microglia | Impaired induction of IFN-β1 (IFNB1) upon HSV-2 infection or dsDNA stimulation. Failure to induce phosphorylation of STING | Recurrent HSV-2 meningitis |
| 5. Predisposition to invasive fungal diseases | ||||||
| CARD9 deficiency | CARD9 | AR | 607212 | Mononuclear phagocytes | CARD9 signaling pathway | Invasive candidiasis infection, deep dermatophytoses, other invasive fungal infections |
| 6. Predisposition to mucocutaneous candidiasis | ||||||
| IL-17RA deficiency | IL17RA | AR | 605461 | Epithelial cells, fibroblasts, mononuclear phagocytes | IL-17RA signaling pathway, and fibroblasts fail to respond to IL-17A and IL-17F, and their T cells to IL-17E | CMC, folliculitis |
| IL-17RC deficiency | IL17RC | AR | 610925 | IL-17RC signaling pathway, fibroblasts fail to respond to IL-17A and IL-17F | CMC | |
| IL-17F deficiency | IL17F | AD | 606496 | T cells | IL-17F–containing dimers | CMC |
| STAT1 GOF | STAT1 | AD GOF | 600555 | T cells, B cells, NK, monocytes | Increased STAT1 phosphorylation Low Th17 cells | CMC, various fungal, bacterial, and viral (HSV) infections, autoimmunity (thyroiditis, diabetes, cytopenias), enteropathy |
| ACT1 deficiency | TRAF3IP2 | AR | 607043 | T cells, fibroblasts | Fibroblasts fail to respond to IL-17A and IL-17F, and their T cells to IL-17E | CMC, blepharitis, folliculitis, and macroglossia |
| JNK1 haploinsufficiency | MAPK8 | AD | NA | T cells, fibroblasts | ↓ Th17 cells ex vivo, in vitro, ↓ responses of fibroblasts to IL-17A, IL-17F, ↓ c-Jun/ATF-2-dependent TGF-β signaling | CMC, connective tissue disorder (similar to Ehlers–Danlos syndrome) |
| 7. TLR signaling pathway deficiency | ||||||
| IRAK4 deficiency | IRAK4 | AR | 606883 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TIR-IRAK4 signaling pathway | Pyogenic bacterial diseases, severe viral diseases |
| MyD88 deficiency | MYD88 | AR | 602170 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TIR-MyD88 signaling pathway | |
| Systemic autoinflammation splenomegaly and anemia (NASA) | IRAK4 | AR | 607676 | Lymphocytes | Loss of negative regulation of IRAK-4 and IRAK-1; dysregulation of myddosome assembly and disassembly; or kinase active site instability may drive dysregulated IL-6 and TNF production | Recurrent episodes of fever, massive splenomegaly, elevated inflammatory markers, and severe hypochromic microcytic anemia |
| IRAK1 deficiency | IRAK1 | XL | 300283 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TLR-IRAK1 signaling pathway in fibroblasts, TLR7- and TLR8-IRAK1 signaling pathway in EBV-B cells | Bacterial infections, X-linked MECP2 deficiency–related syndrome due to a large de novo Xq28 chromosomal deletion encompassing both MECP2 and IRAK1 |
| TIRAP deficiency | TIRAP | AR | 614382 | Lymphocytes + granulocytes + monocytes | TIRAP signaling pathway, TLR1/2, TLR2/6, and TLR4 agonists were impaired in the fibroblasts and leukocytes | Staphylococcal disease during childhood in the patient lacking lipoteichoic acid Abs |
| TLR7 deficiency | TLR7 | XL | 301051 | Lymphocytes, myeloid cells | Impaired responses to TLR7 ligands; reduced production of type 1 IFN | Severe COVID-19 infection |
| TLR8 GOF | TLR8 | XL/somatic mutations | 301078 | Myeloid cells | Elevated proinflammatory serum cytokines; increased proinflammatory responses of patient myeloid cells to TLR8 agonists; reduced ability of mutant TLR8 to attenuate TLR7 signaling | Early-onset, severe cytopenias, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy; progressive autoinflammatory disease |
| MD2 deficiency | LY96 | AR | NA | Myeloid cells | Decreased endocytosis of TLR4 leads to impaired NF-κB signaling and decreased cytokine production | Very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease and recurrent infections, pneumonia, and otitis media |
| TLR4 deficiency | TLR4 | AR | NA | Impaired TLR4 signaling | Inflammatory bowel disease | |
| 8. Other IEIs related to nonhematopoietic tissues | ||||||
| Isolated congenital asplenia (ICA) | RPSA | AD | 271400 | No spleen | RPSA encodes ribosomal protein SA, a component of the small subunit of the ribosome | Bacteremia (encapsulated bacteria) |
| HMOX | AR | 141250 | Macrophages | HO-1 regulates iron recycling, and heme-dependent damage occurs | Hemolysis, nephritis, inflammation | |
| Trypanosomiasis | APOL1 | AD | 603743 | Somatic | Pore-forming serum protein | Trypanosomiasis |
| Acute liver failure due to NBAS deficiency | NBAS | AR | 608025 | Somatic and hematopoietic | ER stress | Fever induces liver failure |
| Acute necrotizing encephalopathy | RANBP2 | AD | 601181 | Ubiquitous expression | Nuclear pore | Fever induces acute encephalopathy |
| Osteopetrosis | CLCN7 | AR/AD | 602727 | Osteoclasts | Secretory lysosomes | Osteopetrosis with hypocalcemia, neurological features |
| SNX10 | AR | 614780 | Osteopetrosis with visual impairment | |||
| OSTM1 | AR | 607649 | Osteopetrosis with hypocalcemia, neurological features | |||
| PLEKHM1 | AR | 611466 | Osteopetrosis | |||
| TCIRG1 | AR | 604592 | Osteopetrosis with hypocalcemia | |||
| TNFRSF11A | AR | 603499 | Osteoclastogenesis | Osteopetrosis | ||
| TNFSF11 | AR | 602642 | Stromal | Osteoclastogenesis | Osteopetrosis with severe growth retardation | |
| Hidradenitis suppurativa | NCSTN | AD | 605254 | Epidermis | Notch signaling/gamma-secretase in hair follicle regulates keratinization | Verneuil’s disease/hidradenitis suppurativa with acne |
| PSEN | AD | 613737 | Verneuil’s disease/hidradenitis suppurativa with cutaneous hyperpigmentation | |||
| PSENEN | AD | 613736 | Verneuil’s disease/hidradenitis suppurativa | |||
| 9. Other IEIs related to leukocytes | ||||||
| IRF4 haploinsufficiency | IRF4 | AD | 601900 | Lymphocytes and monocytes | IRF4 is a pleiotropic transcription factor | Whipple’s disease |
| IL-18BP deficiency | IL18BP | AR | 604113 | Leukocytes and other cells | IL-18BP neutralizes secreted IL-18 | Fulminant viral hepatitis |
| GATA2 deficiency | GATA2 | AD | 137295 | Monocytes + peripheral DC, NK cells | Multilineage cytopenia | Susceptibility to mycobacteria, HPV, histoplasmosis, alveolar proteinosis, MDS/AML/CMML, lymphedema |
NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa B; TIR, Toll and interleukin-1 receptor; IFN, interferon; TLR, Toll-like receptor; MDC, myeloid dendritic cell; CNS, central nervous system; CMC, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis; HPV, human papillomavirus; VZV, varicella zoster virus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; CVID, common variable immunodeficiency; Abs, antibodies.
Total number of mutant genes in Table 6: 86 diseases with 2 entries for IRAK4 counted separately as they constitute different genetic mechanisms and associated phenotypes. GATA2 was moved from nonlymphoid disease table to Table 6, subtable 9.
New IEIs: 10, IRF1, MCTS1, OAS1, OAS2, RNASEL, RIPK3, MD2, TLR4, GTF3A, and IKBKE (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83).
* after Th1 refers to Th1 cells, which are a specificsubset of human CD4+ T cells and are specifically affected by the indicatedgene mutations i.e. IRF8, SPPL2A.