Table 1.

Clinical manifestations and genetic features of TAP, tapasin, and β2m deficiency

Authors, year (reference)Age at start of symptom, gender (f, m)Manifestations (in chronological order, where data available)HLA typeaGenes affected and type of mutationaCountry of origin
Patients with tap deficiency 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) b Age 3 (f) Chronic rhinitis, otitis, sinusitis; from age 11, bronchial infections with pneumonia and bronchiectasis; from age 27, necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on nose and legs, progression to nasal destruction under immunosuppression; later developed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, nonerosive polyarthritis, retinal vasculitis, and episodic colitis (on one occasion clostridia toxin positive); at age 36, death from pneumonia Homozygous
HLA-A*11, B*15:02, Cw*08:01, DRB1*15, DQB1*06:01 
TAP2
c.1084delA; p.Ser362Valfs* 
Turkey 
Age <5 (f) (aunt) Recurrent rhinitis and sinusitis since childhood; nasal septal perforation and mild granulomatous lesions on nasal tip; later developed severe necrotizing granulomatous lesions on lower extremities Same homozygous haplotype   
Caversaccio et al. (2008) (28)
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) b 
Age 4 (f) Purulent rhinosinusitis, nasal septal perforation, recurrent middle ear effusion, tympanosclerosis, pharyngitis, mastoiditis, bronchitis, and nasal polyps; from age 10, recurrent pneumonias, bronchiectasis; from age 16: necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on lower extremities, later involving elbows and forearms Homozygous
HLA-A*26:01, B*49:01, C*07:01, DRB1*13:02, DRB3*03:01, DQB1*06:0, DPB1*15:01 
TAP1
c.819delC; p.Ser274Valfs* 
Italy. Male patient described in Plebani et al. (29) shared an identical haplotype 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) b Age <6 (f) (sister) Recurrent respiratory infections with bronchiectasis; developed first skin lesions at age 22 Same homozygous haplotype as older sister   
Alemayehu et al. (2023) (30) Age 3 (m) From age 3, recurrent pneumonia, gastroenteritis, and tonsillopharyngitis; during infections, developed non-painful skin-colored nodules on extensor limbs Not stated in article TAP2
c.373del; p.Gln125Argfs*8 
Ethiopia 
Darazam et al. (2023) (31) Age 26 (f)
Age 26–30 (f) (cousin) 
Necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on right foot, later involvement of nose and midface
Necrotizing granulomatous lesions on lower limbs with nodules around the nose 
Homozygous (details not known) TAP2
c.983delC; p.Ala328Glyfs*52 
Iran. Three family members with homozygous TAP2 mutations and only minor aphthous ulcers 
Espana et al. (2010) (32) Age 9 (f) Necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on both legs; from late childhood, recurrent sinobronchial infections leading to bronchiectasis; at age 39, developed aggressive squamous cell carcinoma within lesional skin; patient died of metastasizing squamous cell carcinoma Homozygous
HLA-A*03:01, Cw*17:01, B*50:01, DRB1*03:01, DQA*05:01/DQB1*02:01, DPB1*04:01 
TAP2
c.628C>T 
Spain 
Konstantinou et al. (2013) (33) Age 5 (m) Recurrent upper and lower respiratory infections; diagnosed with bronchiectasis at age 16; recurrent otitis causing partial bilateral deafness; from age 11, chronic necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on right lower leg Not stated in article TAP2
c.1345C>T; p.Arg449* 
Greece 
de la Salle et al. (2002) (34) Age 43 (m) Chronic granulomatous erythematous and brownish confluent lupoid papules and plaques on one leg; lesion resolved spontaneously 9 mo after completing antituberculosis treatment
A 30-year-old sister carried the same homozygous mutation but had no symptoms at time of analysis. Note: Healthy TAP-deficient individuals reported by Markel shared identical HLA haplotype (35) 
Homozygous
HLA-A*03:01:01, B*07:02:01, Cw*07:02, DRB1*15, DQB1*06 
TAP2
c.1638+1G>A; p.Gly545Alafs* 
Lebanon 
Dogu et al. (2006) (36) Age 6 mo Meningitis at 6 mo; from age 13, scar-forming necrotizing granulomatous lesions in midface, nose, and philtrum; eye surgery at age 13; toxoplasma pneumonitis at age 14; persistently low IgG, IgA, and B cells Homozygous
HLA-A*26, B*38, DRB1*03, DQB1*02 
TAP1
c.1312C>T; p.* 
Turkey 
Age 17 (f) Recurrent lower airways infections with subsequent bronchiectasis Same homozygous haplotype   
Donato et al. (1995) (37) Age 4 (f)
Age 7 (m) 
Recurrent sinobronchial infections, severe bilateral nasal polyposis, and bronchiectasis
Recurrent pulmonary infections progressing to bronchiectasis; also had nasal obstruction, pansinusitis, and chronic otitis media 
Homozygous
HLA-A3, B63, DR4, DR53, DQ3 
TAP2
c.757C>T; p.Arg253* 
Morocco 
Gao et al. (2016) (38) Age 4 (f) Recurrent pneumonia with bronchiectasis; from age 10, ulcerating skin lesions on elbows with human herpes virus (HHV) and EBV positivity; marked improvement following HSCT Homozygous
HLA-A*24:02, B*35:02, Cw*04:01, DRB*03:01, DQB*02:01, DPB*05:01 
TAP1
Homozygous deletion spanning TAP1 exon 3 to exon 11 
Pakistan 
Hanalioglu et al. (2017) (39) Age 4 (f) Sino bronchial infections resulting in bronchiectasis (age at first symptoms not reported) Homozygous
HLA-A*26, B*38, C*12, DRB1*03, DQB1*03 
TAP1
c.2104_2105insC; p.Gln702Profs*27 
Turkey 
Villa-Forte et al. (2008) (40) 6 mo Recurrent pneumonia with bronchiectasis by age 6; from age 12, multiple ulcerating granulomatous skin lesions on both legs, initially resolving, later chronic; progressive disease under high-dose glucocorticoids, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, azathioprine, and infliximab for suspected GPA Homozygous
HLA-A*01, B*08, Cw*07, DRB1*03, DRB3, DQB1*02 
TAP1
c.2239G>A; p.* 
Country not stated (Brazilian origin) 
Law-Ping-Man et al. (2018) (41) Age 4 Ulcerating granulomatous skin lesions on left cheek, gluteal region, and limbs; at age 11, spastic bronchitis with bronchiectasis Homozygous
HLA-A*02:01, B*44:02, C*05:01, DRB1*04:01,DQB1*03:01, DPB1*04:01 
TAP1
c.1879A>T; p.Lys627* 
Country not stated (Caucasian origin) 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) * Age 12 (f) Chronic sinusitis and bronchitis since childhood, later bronchiectasis; from age 35, granulomatous skin lesions on legs and midface with nasal destruction; at age 39, cerebral abscesses under immunosuppression; at age 46, hypopharyngeal ulceration; at age 47, leukocytoclastic vasculitis Homozygous
HLA-A*03, B*15:01, Cw*03, DR*13:01, DQ*06:03 
TAP1
Deficiency demonstrated by lack of TAP1 protein. No TAP1 sequencing data published 
Belgium 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) * Age 3 (f) Initial presentation with necrotizing granulomatous lesions on both legs, later involving nose and midface; chronic sinusitis diagnosed at age 27 Homozygous
HLA-A*23:01, B*49:01, Cw*07:01, DRB1*03:01, DQB1*02:01 
TAP1
Deletion due to frameshift mutation with premature termination 
Belgium 
Parissiadis et al. (2005) (42) Age 14 (f) Unilateral ocular toxoplasmosis with chorioretinitis and profound loss of vision
Older brother with spastic bronchitis and chronic bacterial colonization of the lower airways 
Homozygous
HLA-A*24, B*14, Cw*08, DRB1*13, and DQB1*06 
TAP1
c.1564C>T; p.Arg522* 
Country not stated (French origin) 
Wang et al. (2024) (43) Age 27 (f) Non-painful plaques on right leg; biopsy showed suppurative granulomatous inflammation with caseation; rubella virus–induced granulomatous disease diagnosed via metagenomic sequencing Not stated in article TAP1
c.1151C>G; p.Ser384* 
China 
Maeda et al. (1985) (44)
Watanabe et al. (1987) (45)
de la Salle et al. (1999) (46)
Furukawa et al. (1999) (47) 
Age 15 (f) Rhinitis with nasal polys, followed by sinusitis and panbronchiolitis; at age 28, granulomatous skin lesion on the left leg Homozygous
HLA-A*24:02, B*40:06, C*15, DRB1*08:03, DQB1*06:01, DPB1*05:01 
TAP1
c.778+1G>A 
Japan 
Plebani et al. (1996) (29)
de la Salle et al. (1999) (46) 
Infancy (m)
Not stated (m) 
Sinobronchial infections from infancy, progressing to bronchiectasis; from age 8, deep skin ulcers on extremities; died at age 23 from respiratory failure
Older brother died at age 20 of a cerebral abscess, with bronchiectasis and thymic atrophy at autopsy 
Homozygous
HLA-A*26:01, B*49:01, C*07, DRB1*13:02, DRB3*03:01, DQB1*06:04, DPB1*15:01 
TAP1
c.819delC; p.Ser274Valfs* 
Italy. Shares identical haplotype with Italian patients described in (27) and (28) 
Gadola et al., unpublished data <Age 6 (f) Upper respiratory tract infections and herpetic fever blisters, herpetic keratitis, acute hearing loss, and generalized exanthema following smallpox vaccination; from age 13, granulomatous skin lesions on legs; later (adulthood) recurrent strokes and progressive atactic syndrome under immune suppression Homozygous
HLA-A32, B57 
TAP2
c.711+1G>C 
Poland 
Bhattarai et al., 2025 (48) Age 7 (f) Recurrent fever and respiratory infections; severe varicella-zoster and herpes simplex virus infections; pneumonia with disseminated vesicular rash; persistent poorly healing skin lesions, pyoderma gangrenosum-like cutaneous ulcers, and vasculitic rash Homozygous TAP1
Not known 
Nepal. Treated with IgRT and antimicrobial prophylaxis 
Ramalingam et al. (2024) (49) Age 3 (m) Recurrent pneumonia with good clinical response to HSCT Not stated in article TAP2
c.1733C>T; p.Ala578Val 
India 
Samarkandy et al. (2024) (50) Age <10 Recurrent otitis media with effusion before age 10; from age 10, granulomatous plaque-like lesions on both legs; partial response to glucocorticoids and thalidomide, followed by severe relapse after thalidomide withdrawal Not stated in article TAP1 and TAP2
Homozygous 17 kb deletion spanning TAP1 exon 8 to TAP2 exon 7 
Saudi Arabia 
Patients with tapasin deficiency 
Yabe et al. (2002) (51) Age 44 (f) Chronic glomerulonephritis for 10 years; later developed herpes zoster and gastric and colonic polyps Homozygous
HLA A*26:01, B*15:01, Cw*03:03, DRB1*15:01 
TAPBP
Homozygous deletion spanning introns 3–7 
Japan 
Elsayed et al. (2024) (52) Age 24 (m) Recurrent bronchitis, sinusitis, and otitis media; diagnosed with bronchiectasis at age 24; at age 39, herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia at thoracic dermatomes Not stated in article TAPBP
c.312del; p.Lys104Asnfs*6 
Turkey 
Ramalingam et al. (2024) (49) Age 9 (m) Recurrent respiratory infections with wheezing and hypoxia; at age 10, CT showed bilateral diffuse fibrosis and bronchiectasis; died at 4 mo post-HSCT due to severe viral and bacterial infections and poor lymphocyte reconstitution (2%–5%) Not stated in article TAPBP
c.312del; p.Lys104Asnfs*6 
India 
Patients with β2m deficiency 
Waldmann et al. (1990) (53)
Wani et al. (2006) (54) 
Age 21 (f) Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum on legs after miscarriage; low IgG and albumin; skeletal anomalities (short bowed limbs). At age 25, developed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; 7 mo after splenectomy, died from pneumonia, thrombocytopenia-related hemorrhage, and septic shock.
Sibling: Low IgG and bone anomalies, but asymptomatic at follow-up; anomalities attributed to FcRn deficiency 
Not stated in article β2m
Homozygous mutation in signal peptide region; residual MHC class I expression 
Country not stated 
Ardeniz et al. (2015) (55) Age 9 (f) Subcutaneous nodules during flu-like infection; treated empirically for suspected tuberculosis; at age 12, left lung abscess; in adulthood, nasal perforation and ulcerated violaceous skin lesions on all extremities; bronchiectasis confirmed by CT; severe hypoproteinemia at age 31.
Brother: Bronchiectasis and low serum proteins; three siblings died young, one with chronic granulomatous skin lesions 
HLA A*11/A*24, B*27/B*40, C*15/C*15, DRB1*04/07 β2m
Homozygous intron 1 mutation causing aberrant splicing, frameshift, and premature stop in exon 2; no detectable β2m or MHC class I expression 
Turkey 
Authors, year (reference)Age at start of symptom, gender (f, m)Manifestations (in chronological order, where data available)HLA typeaGenes affected and type of mutationaCountry of origin
Patients with tap deficiency 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) b Age 3 (f) Chronic rhinitis, otitis, sinusitis; from age 11, bronchial infections with pneumonia and bronchiectasis; from age 27, necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on nose and legs, progression to nasal destruction under immunosuppression; later developed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, nonerosive polyarthritis, retinal vasculitis, and episodic colitis (on one occasion clostridia toxin positive); at age 36, death from pneumonia Homozygous
HLA-A*11, B*15:02, Cw*08:01, DRB1*15, DQB1*06:01 
TAP2
c.1084delA; p.Ser362Valfs* 
Turkey 
Age <5 (f) (aunt) Recurrent rhinitis and sinusitis since childhood; nasal septal perforation and mild granulomatous lesions on nasal tip; later developed severe necrotizing granulomatous lesions on lower extremities Same homozygous haplotype   
Caversaccio et al. (2008) (28)
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) b 
Age 4 (f) Purulent rhinosinusitis, nasal septal perforation, recurrent middle ear effusion, tympanosclerosis, pharyngitis, mastoiditis, bronchitis, and nasal polyps; from age 10, recurrent pneumonias, bronchiectasis; from age 16: necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on lower extremities, later involving elbows and forearms Homozygous
HLA-A*26:01, B*49:01, C*07:01, DRB1*13:02, DRB3*03:01, DQB1*06:0, DPB1*15:01 
TAP1
c.819delC; p.Ser274Valfs* 
Italy. Male patient described in Plebani et al. (29) shared an identical haplotype 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) b Age <6 (f) (sister) Recurrent respiratory infections with bronchiectasis; developed first skin lesions at age 22 Same homozygous haplotype as older sister   
Alemayehu et al. (2023) (30) Age 3 (m) From age 3, recurrent pneumonia, gastroenteritis, and tonsillopharyngitis; during infections, developed non-painful skin-colored nodules on extensor limbs Not stated in article TAP2
c.373del; p.Gln125Argfs*8 
Ethiopia 
Darazam et al. (2023) (31) Age 26 (f)
Age 26–30 (f) (cousin) 
Necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on right foot, later involvement of nose and midface
Necrotizing granulomatous lesions on lower limbs with nodules around the nose 
Homozygous (details not known) TAP2
c.983delC; p.Ala328Glyfs*52 
Iran. Three family members with homozygous TAP2 mutations and only minor aphthous ulcers 
Espana et al. (2010) (32) Age 9 (f) Necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on both legs; from late childhood, recurrent sinobronchial infections leading to bronchiectasis; at age 39, developed aggressive squamous cell carcinoma within lesional skin; patient died of metastasizing squamous cell carcinoma Homozygous
HLA-A*03:01, Cw*17:01, B*50:01, DRB1*03:01, DQA*05:01/DQB1*02:01, DPB1*04:01 
TAP2
c.628C>T 
Spain 
Konstantinou et al. (2013) (33) Age 5 (m) Recurrent upper and lower respiratory infections; diagnosed with bronchiectasis at age 16; recurrent otitis causing partial bilateral deafness; from age 11, chronic necrotizing granulomatous skin lesions on right lower leg Not stated in article TAP2
c.1345C>T; p.Arg449* 
Greece 
de la Salle et al. (2002) (34) Age 43 (m) Chronic granulomatous erythematous and brownish confluent lupoid papules and plaques on one leg; lesion resolved spontaneously 9 mo after completing antituberculosis treatment
A 30-year-old sister carried the same homozygous mutation but had no symptoms at time of analysis. Note: Healthy TAP-deficient individuals reported by Markel shared identical HLA haplotype (35) 
Homozygous
HLA-A*03:01:01, B*07:02:01, Cw*07:02, DRB1*15, DQB1*06 
TAP2
c.1638+1G>A; p.Gly545Alafs* 
Lebanon 
Dogu et al. (2006) (36) Age 6 mo Meningitis at 6 mo; from age 13, scar-forming necrotizing granulomatous lesions in midface, nose, and philtrum; eye surgery at age 13; toxoplasma pneumonitis at age 14; persistently low IgG, IgA, and B cells Homozygous
HLA-A*26, B*38, DRB1*03, DQB1*02 
TAP1
c.1312C>T; p.* 
Turkey 
Age 17 (f) Recurrent lower airways infections with subsequent bronchiectasis Same homozygous haplotype   
Donato et al. (1995) (37) Age 4 (f)
Age 7 (m) 
Recurrent sinobronchial infections, severe bilateral nasal polyposis, and bronchiectasis
Recurrent pulmonary infections progressing to bronchiectasis; also had nasal obstruction, pansinusitis, and chronic otitis media 
Homozygous
HLA-A3, B63, DR4, DR53, DQ3 
TAP2
c.757C>T; p.Arg253* 
Morocco 
Gao et al. (2016) (38) Age 4 (f) Recurrent pneumonia with bronchiectasis; from age 10, ulcerating skin lesions on elbows with human herpes virus (HHV) and EBV positivity; marked improvement following HSCT Homozygous
HLA-A*24:02, B*35:02, Cw*04:01, DRB*03:01, DQB*02:01, DPB*05:01 
TAP1
Homozygous deletion spanning TAP1 exon 3 to exon 11 
Pakistan 
Hanalioglu et al. (2017) (39) Age 4 (f) Sino bronchial infections resulting in bronchiectasis (age at first symptoms not reported) Homozygous
HLA-A*26, B*38, C*12, DRB1*03, DQB1*03 
TAP1
c.2104_2105insC; p.Gln702Profs*27 
Turkey 
Villa-Forte et al. (2008) (40) 6 mo Recurrent pneumonia with bronchiectasis by age 6; from age 12, multiple ulcerating granulomatous skin lesions on both legs, initially resolving, later chronic; progressive disease under high-dose glucocorticoids, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, azathioprine, and infliximab for suspected GPA Homozygous
HLA-A*01, B*08, Cw*07, DRB1*03, DRB3, DQB1*02 
TAP1
c.2239G>A; p.* 
Country not stated (Brazilian origin) 
Law-Ping-Man et al. (2018) (41) Age 4 Ulcerating granulomatous skin lesions on left cheek, gluteal region, and limbs; at age 11, spastic bronchitis with bronchiectasis Homozygous
HLA-A*02:01, B*44:02, C*05:01, DRB1*04:01,DQB1*03:01, DPB1*04:01 
TAP1
c.1879A>T; p.Lys627* 
Country not stated (Caucasian origin) 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) * Age 12 (f) Chronic sinusitis and bronchitis since childhood, later bronchiectasis; from age 35, granulomatous skin lesions on legs and midface with nasal destruction; at age 39, cerebral abscesses under immunosuppression; at age 46, hypopharyngeal ulceration; at age 47, leukocytoclastic vasculitis Homozygous
HLA-A*03, B*15:01, Cw*03, DR*13:01, DQ*06:03 
TAP1
Deficiency demonstrated by lack of TAP1 protein. No TAP1 sequencing data published 
Belgium 
Moins-Teisserenc et al. (1999) (27) * Age 3 (f) Initial presentation with necrotizing granulomatous lesions on both legs, later involving nose and midface; chronic sinusitis diagnosed at age 27 Homozygous
HLA-A*23:01, B*49:01, Cw*07:01, DRB1*03:01, DQB1*02:01 
TAP1
Deletion due to frameshift mutation with premature termination 
Belgium 
Parissiadis et al. (2005) (42) Age 14 (f) Unilateral ocular toxoplasmosis with chorioretinitis and profound loss of vision
Older brother with spastic bronchitis and chronic bacterial colonization of the lower airways 
Homozygous
HLA-A*24, B*14, Cw*08, DRB1*13, and DQB1*06 
TAP1
c.1564C>T; p.Arg522* 
Country not stated (French origin) 
Wang et al. (2024) (43) Age 27 (f) Non-painful plaques on right leg; biopsy showed suppurative granulomatous inflammation with caseation; rubella virus–induced granulomatous disease diagnosed via metagenomic sequencing Not stated in article TAP1
c.1151C>G; p.Ser384* 
China 
Maeda et al. (1985) (44)
Watanabe et al. (1987) (45)
de la Salle et al. (1999) (46)
Furukawa et al. (1999) (47) 
Age 15 (f) Rhinitis with nasal polys, followed by sinusitis and panbronchiolitis; at age 28, granulomatous skin lesion on the left leg Homozygous
HLA-A*24:02, B*40:06, C*15, DRB1*08:03, DQB1*06:01, DPB1*05:01 
TAP1
c.778+1G>A 
Japan 
Plebani et al. (1996) (29)
de la Salle et al. (1999) (46) 
Infancy (m)
Not stated (m) 
Sinobronchial infections from infancy, progressing to bronchiectasis; from age 8, deep skin ulcers on extremities; died at age 23 from respiratory failure
Older brother died at age 20 of a cerebral abscess, with bronchiectasis and thymic atrophy at autopsy 
Homozygous
HLA-A*26:01, B*49:01, C*07, DRB1*13:02, DRB3*03:01, DQB1*06:04, DPB1*15:01 
TAP1
c.819delC; p.Ser274Valfs* 
Italy. Shares identical haplotype with Italian patients described in (27) and (28) 
Gadola et al., unpublished data <Age 6 (f) Upper respiratory tract infections and herpetic fever blisters, herpetic keratitis, acute hearing loss, and generalized exanthema following smallpox vaccination; from age 13, granulomatous skin lesions on legs; later (adulthood) recurrent strokes and progressive atactic syndrome under immune suppression Homozygous
HLA-A32, B57 
TAP2
c.711+1G>C 
Poland 
Bhattarai et al., 2025 (48) Age 7 (f) Recurrent fever and respiratory infections; severe varicella-zoster and herpes simplex virus infections; pneumonia with disseminated vesicular rash; persistent poorly healing skin lesions, pyoderma gangrenosum-like cutaneous ulcers, and vasculitic rash Homozygous TAP1
Not known 
Nepal. Treated with IgRT and antimicrobial prophylaxis 
Ramalingam et al. (2024) (49) Age 3 (m) Recurrent pneumonia with good clinical response to HSCT Not stated in article TAP2
c.1733C>T; p.Ala578Val 
India 
Samarkandy et al. (2024) (50) Age <10 Recurrent otitis media with effusion before age 10; from age 10, granulomatous plaque-like lesions on both legs; partial response to glucocorticoids and thalidomide, followed by severe relapse after thalidomide withdrawal Not stated in article TAP1 and TAP2
Homozygous 17 kb deletion spanning TAP1 exon 8 to TAP2 exon 7 
Saudi Arabia 
Patients with tapasin deficiency 
Yabe et al. (2002) (51) Age 44 (f) Chronic glomerulonephritis for 10 years; later developed herpes zoster and gastric and colonic polyps Homozygous
HLA A*26:01, B*15:01, Cw*03:03, DRB1*15:01 
TAPBP
Homozygous deletion spanning introns 3–7 
Japan 
Elsayed et al. (2024) (52) Age 24 (m) Recurrent bronchitis, sinusitis, and otitis media; diagnosed with bronchiectasis at age 24; at age 39, herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia at thoracic dermatomes Not stated in article TAPBP
c.312del; p.Lys104Asnfs*6 
Turkey 
Ramalingam et al. (2024) (49) Age 9 (m) Recurrent respiratory infections with wheezing and hypoxia; at age 10, CT showed bilateral diffuse fibrosis and bronchiectasis; died at 4 mo post-HSCT due to severe viral and bacterial infections and poor lymphocyte reconstitution (2%–5%) Not stated in article TAPBP
c.312del; p.Lys104Asnfs*6 
India 
Patients with β2m deficiency 
Waldmann et al. (1990) (53)
Wani et al. (2006) (54) 
Age 21 (f) Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum on legs after miscarriage; low IgG and albumin; skeletal anomalities (short bowed limbs). At age 25, developed idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; 7 mo after splenectomy, died from pneumonia, thrombocytopenia-related hemorrhage, and septic shock.
Sibling: Low IgG and bone anomalies, but asymptomatic at follow-up; anomalities attributed to FcRn deficiency 
Not stated in article β2m
Homozygous mutation in signal peptide region; residual MHC class I expression 
Country not stated 
Ardeniz et al. (2015) (55) Age 9 (f) Subcutaneous nodules during flu-like infection; treated empirically for suspected tuberculosis; at age 12, left lung abscess; in adulthood, nasal perforation and ulcerated violaceous skin lesions on all extremities; bronchiectasis confirmed by CT; severe hypoproteinemia at age 31.
Brother: Bronchiectasis and low serum proteins; three siblings died young, one with chronic granulomatous skin lesions 
HLA A*11/A*24, B*27/B*40, C*15/C*15, DRB1*04/07 β2m
Homozygous intron 1 mutation causing aberrant splicing, frameshift, and premature stop in exon 2; no detectable β2m or MHC class I expression 
Turkey 
a

To the best of our available information.

b

The clinical details are based on the personal records of S.D. Gadola, who identified and followed these patients over time. Due to word count restrictions, only a summarized version of these cases was included in the original Lancet publication.

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