Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 161 TACI-deficient patients at last follow-up

ParametersTotal (n = 161)Monoallelic (n = 143)Biallelic (n = 18)P valueMissense (n = 153)aNon-missense (n = 22)bP valueEC (n = 123)cIC (n = 16)dTM (n = 36)eP value
Male/Female 76/85 69/74 7/11 0.45 65/74 11/11 0.77 49/60 8/8 19/17 0.69 
Mortality, number (%) 6 (3.7) 4 (2.8) 2 (11.1) 0.07 5 (3.2) 1 (4.5) 0.55 4 (3.3) 1 (6.3) 1 (2.8) 0.80 
Age at time of study, median (IQR), and years 36.5 (7.5–63.0) 35.5 (18–51) 56 (39–60) 0.03* 38 (24.5–54) 20 (53–14.5) 0.20 35.5 (18.2–55) 38 (17–53) 38.5 30.5–48) 0.49 
Age of onset, median (IQR), years 4.0 (1.0–10.5) 2.1 (1–7) 24 (13–34) 0.01* 2.5 (1–8.7) 1 (0.5–2.0) 0.76 2 (1–8.2) 1 (0.5–3) 3 (1.5–1.5) 0.06 
Diagnostic delay, median (IQR), and years 7.0 (5.0–35.0) 7 (4–32) 14 (10–39) <0.001* 7.5 (5–34) 5 (3.5–9) 0.55 7.0 (4.5–34) 5.0 3.5–30) 9 (6.5–37) 0.43 
Clinical CVID diagnosis, number (%) 134 (83.2) 119 (83.2) 15 (83.3) 0.55 117 (76.5) 17 (77.3) 0.93 94 (76.4) 12 (75) 28 (77.8) 0.97 
Progressive form of PAD, number (%) 21 (13.0) 14 (9.8) 4 (22.2) 0.11 17 (11.1) 4 (18.2) 0.33 14 (11.4) 2 (12.5) 4 (11.1) 0.98 
Parental consanguinity, number (%) 27 (16.7) 24 (16.8) 3 (16.7) 0.99 23 (15) 4 (18.2) 0.70 18 (14.6) 1 (6.3) 8 (22.2) 0.49 
URI, number (%) 161 (100) 143 (100) 18 (100) 1.0 153 (100) 22 (100) 1.0 123 (100) 16 (100) 36 (100) 1.0 
Otitis, number (%) 121 (75.2) 109 (76.2) 12 (66.7) 0.37 107 (69.9) 14 (63.6) 0.54 84 (68.3) 10 (62.5) 27 (75) 0.62 
Sinusitis, number (%) 81 (50.3) 66 (46.2) 15 (83.3) 0.002* 68 (44.4) 13 (59.1) 0.19 59 (48) 7 (43.8) 15 (41.7) 0.78 
LRI, number (%) 49 (30.4) 43 (30.0) 6 (33.3) 0.77 45 (29.4) 4 (18.1) 0.27 34 (27.6) 5 (31.3) 10 (27.7) 0.95 
Pneumonia, number (%) 29 (18.0) 25 (17.4) 4 (22.2) 0.62 28 (18.3) 1 (4.5) 0.10 22 (17.8) 3 (18.8) 4 (11.1) 0.61 
Bronchiectasis, number (%) 21 (13) 15 (10.5) 6 (33.3) 0.006* 18 (11.8) 3 (13.6) 0.80 15 (12.2) 3 (18.8) 3 (8.3) 0.56 
Autoimmunity, number (%) 62 (38.5) 56 (39.1) 6 (33.3) 0.63 54 (35.2) 8 (36.4) 0.92 45 (36.5) 5 (31.3) 12 (33.3) 0.87 
Lymphoproliferative, number (%) 74 (45.9) 61 (42.6) 13 (72.2) 0.03* 63 (41.1) 11 (50) 0.43 50 (40.6) 7 (43.8) 17 (48.2) 0.77 
Allergy/atopy, number (%) 26 (16.1) 21 (14.6) 5 (27.8) 0.15 21 (13.7) 5 (22.7) 0.26 20 (16.2) 0 (0) 6 (16.6) 0.16 
Enteropathy, number (%) 38 (26.6) 33 (23.0) 5 (27.8) 0.65 31 (20.2) 7 (31.8) 0.21 32 (26.0) 0 (0) 6 (16.7) 0.02* 
Malignancy, number (%) 16 (9.9) 14 (9.7) 2 (11.1) 0.85 10 (6.3) 6 (27.2) 0.001* 11 (8.9) 0 (0) 5 (13.8) 0.31 
ParametersTotal (n = 161)Monoallelic (n = 143)Biallelic (n = 18)P valueMissense (n = 153)aNon-missense (n = 22)bP valueEC (n = 123)cIC (n = 16)dTM (n = 36)eP value
Male/Female 76/85 69/74 7/11 0.45 65/74 11/11 0.77 49/60 8/8 19/17 0.69 
Mortality, number (%) 6 (3.7) 4 (2.8) 2 (11.1) 0.07 5 (3.2) 1 (4.5) 0.55 4 (3.3) 1 (6.3) 1 (2.8) 0.80 
Age at time of study, median (IQR), and years 36.5 (7.5–63.0) 35.5 (18–51) 56 (39–60) 0.03* 38 (24.5–54) 20 (53–14.5) 0.20 35.5 (18.2–55) 38 (17–53) 38.5 30.5–48) 0.49 
Age of onset, median (IQR), years 4.0 (1.0–10.5) 2.1 (1–7) 24 (13–34) 0.01* 2.5 (1–8.7) 1 (0.5–2.0) 0.76 2 (1–8.2) 1 (0.5–3) 3 (1.5–1.5) 0.06 
Diagnostic delay, median (IQR), and years 7.0 (5.0–35.0) 7 (4–32) 14 (10–39) <0.001* 7.5 (5–34) 5 (3.5–9) 0.55 7.0 (4.5–34) 5.0 3.5–30) 9 (6.5–37) 0.43 
Clinical CVID diagnosis, number (%) 134 (83.2) 119 (83.2) 15 (83.3) 0.55 117 (76.5) 17 (77.3) 0.93 94 (76.4) 12 (75) 28 (77.8) 0.97 
Progressive form of PAD, number (%) 21 (13.0) 14 (9.8) 4 (22.2) 0.11 17 (11.1) 4 (18.2) 0.33 14 (11.4) 2 (12.5) 4 (11.1) 0.98 
Parental consanguinity, number (%) 27 (16.7) 24 (16.8) 3 (16.7) 0.99 23 (15) 4 (18.2) 0.70 18 (14.6) 1 (6.3) 8 (22.2) 0.49 
URI, number (%) 161 (100) 143 (100) 18 (100) 1.0 153 (100) 22 (100) 1.0 123 (100) 16 (100) 36 (100) 1.0 
Otitis, number (%) 121 (75.2) 109 (76.2) 12 (66.7) 0.37 107 (69.9) 14 (63.6) 0.54 84 (68.3) 10 (62.5) 27 (75) 0.62 
Sinusitis, number (%) 81 (50.3) 66 (46.2) 15 (83.3) 0.002* 68 (44.4) 13 (59.1) 0.19 59 (48) 7 (43.8) 15 (41.7) 0.78 
LRI, number (%) 49 (30.4) 43 (30.0) 6 (33.3) 0.77 45 (29.4) 4 (18.1) 0.27 34 (27.6) 5 (31.3) 10 (27.7) 0.95 
Pneumonia, number (%) 29 (18.0) 25 (17.4) 4 (22.2) 0.62 28 (18.3) 1 (4.5) 0.10 22 (17.8) 3 (18.8) 4 (11.1) 0.61 
Bronchiectasis, number (%) 21 (13) 15 (10.5) 6 (33.3) 0.006* 18 (11.8) 3 (13.6) 0.80 15 (12.2) 3 (18.8) 3 (8.3) 0.56 
Autoimmunity, number (%) 62 (38.5) 56 (39.1) 6 (33.3) 0.63 54 (35.2) 8 (36.4) 0.92 45 (36.5) 5 (31.3) 12 (33.3) 0.87 
Lymphoproliferative, number (%) 74 (45.9) 61 (42.6) 13 (72.2) 0.03* 63 (41.1) 11 (50) 0.43 50 (40.6) 7 (43.8) 17 (48.2) 0.77 
Allergy/atopy, number (%) 26 (16.1) 21 (14.6) 5 (27.8) 0.15 21 (13.7) 5 (22.7) 0.26 20 (16.2) 0 (0) 6 (16.6) 0.16 
Enteropathy, number (%) 38 (26.6) 33 (23.0) 5 (27.8) 0.65 31 (20.2) 7 (31.8) 0.21 32 (26.0) 0 (0) 6 (16.7) 0.02* 
Malignancy, number (%) 16 (9.9) 14 (9.7) 2 (11.1) 0.85 10 (6.3) 6 (27.2) 0.001* 11 (8.9) 0 (0) 5 (13.8) 0.31 

EC, extracellular domain; IC, intracellular domain; TM, transmembrane domain; URI, upper respiratory infections; LRI, lower respiratory infections; IQR, interquartile range.

EC (positions 1–165), TM (positions 166–186), and IC (positions 187–293).

*Significant P value <0.05.

a

153 patients with missense variants, including 130 with one variant, 19 with two variants in a compound heterozygous pattern and 4 with the same variant repeated in a homozygous pattern.

b

22 patients with non-missense variants, 8 in a compound heterozygous pattern and 1 in a homozygous pattern.

c

123 patients with TACI EC defects, 17 in a compound heterozygous pattern and 4 in a homozygous pattern.

d

16 patients with TACI IC defects, 5 in a compound heterozygous pattern.

e

36 patients with TACI TM defects, 5 in a compound heterozygous pattern and 4 in a homozygous pattern.

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