Table 2.

IEI with described ILC abnormalities: Peripheral and tissue immune cellular profiles

DiseaseBlood total ILCBlood ILC1Blood ILC2Blood ILC3Tissue ILCLymphoid organogenesisIgT cellsB cellsNK CellsNeutrophilsILC reference
gc deficiency SCID Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent lymph nodes, tonsils Low Very low Normal to high Low Normal (103) 
JAK3 deficiency SCID Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Absent lymph nodes, tonsils Low Very low Normal to high Low Normal (103) 
IL7Ra deficiency SCID Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced NR Low Very low Normal to high Normal Normal (103) 
RAG1 deficiency SCID Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Elevated ILC2 in OS Present Low Very low Very low Normal to high Normal (104) 
RAG2 deficiency SCID Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Elevated ILC2 in OS Present Low Very low Very low Normal to high Normal (104) 
RORgt deficiency Not Calculated Reduced Increased Reduced NT Absence of palpable axillary and cervical lymph nodes (despite visible tonsils), reduced thymus size NR Mild CD4+ and CD8+ αβ T cell lymphopenia Normal Normal NR (105) 
IL-12Rb2 deficiency Normal NT NT NT NT NR Normal Normal Normal Reduced cell numbers and function Normal (106) 
IL-23R deficiency Normal NT NT NT NT NR Normal Normal Normal Normal numbers; reduced INF-g production Normal (106) 
IL-12R and IL-23Rb1 deficiency Normal NT NT NT NT NR Normal Normal Normal Reduced cell numbers and function Normal (106) 
LAD1 Normal Normal Normal Increased NT Present Normal Normal numbers, functional defects Normal numbers Normal numbers; marginal functional impairment High in blood (107) 
DOCK8 deficiency (HIES) Normal Normal Reduced Reduced NT NR Low IgM, normal to high IgG and IgA, high IgE Low, poor proliferation; few, poorly functioning Treg Very low CD27+ memory B cells; poor peripheral B cell tolerance Low Normal counts and burst; some migration and NETosis defects (108) 
WAS LOF NT NT NT NT Reduced ILC3 Present, but altered T and B cell distribution High IgE, low IgM Progressive decrease in numbers; abnormal lymphocyte responses to anti-CD3 Normal numbers Normal to high numbers; impaired cytotoxic functions Normal/high numbers; impaired function (109, Preprint
ITK deficiency Normal Normal Reduced Reduced NT Present Variable Progressive decrease Normal Impaired Fc-mediated cytotoxicity Normal (108) 
BCL11B deficiency Normal Normal Reduced Normal NT NR Normal Low Normal Subset and maturation defects NR (110) 
DIAPH1 deficiency Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced NT NR Low IgM, normal IgG, variable IgA
Near normal vaccine response 
Decreased naive T cells and RTEs High Naive/transitional; low memory Functional defects Normal counts and burst; migration and NETosis NT (111) 
STAT3 LOF (HIES) Normal Normal Normal Normal NT Present High IgE Normal overall; Th-17 and T-follicular helper cells decreased Normal; reduced switched and non-switched memory B cells; BAFF expression increased Variable, both normal and reduced reported Normal (108) 
BTK deficiency (XLA) Normal Normal Increase Trend Normal NT Underdeveloped lymphoid tissues, including the spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, and Peyer’s patches Very low Normal Very low Normal Variable (112) 
CVID, no gene defect specified Normal or increased Normal Reduced or NT Increased NT or ILC3 increased Variable Low IgG and IgA and/or IgM Variable Variable Variable Variable (112) 
DiseaseBlood total ILCBlood ILC1Blood ILC2Blood ILC3Tissue ILCLymphoid organogenesisIgT cellsB cellsNK CellsNeutrophilsILC reference
gc deficiency SCID Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent lymph nodes, tonsils Low Very low Normal to high Low Normal (103) 
JAK3 deficiency SCID Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Absent lymph nodes, tonsils Low Very low Normal to high Low Normal (103) 
IL7Ra deficiency SCID Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced NR Low Very low Normal to high Normal Normal (103) 
RAG1 deficiency SCID Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Elevated ILC2 in OS Present Low Very low Very low Normal to high Normal (104) 
RAG2 deficiency SCID Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Normal to high Elevated ILC2 in OS Present Low Very low Very low Normal to high Normal (104) 
RORgt deficiency Not Calculated Reduced Increased Reduced NT Absence of palpable axillary and cervical lymph nodes (despite visible tonsils), reduced thymus size NR Mild CD4+ and CD8+ αβ T cell lymphopenia Normal Normal NR (105) 
IL-12Rb2 deficiency Normal NT NT NT NT NR Normal Normal Normal Reduced cell numbers and function Normal (106) 
IL-23R deficiency Normal NT NT NT NT NR Normal Normal Normal Normal numbers; reduced INF-g production Normal (106) 
IL-12R and IL-23Rb1 deficiency Normal NT NT NT NT NR Normal Normal Normal Reduced cell numbers and function Normal (106) 
LAD1 Normal Normal Normal Increased NT Present Normal Normal numbers, functional defects Normal numbers Normal numbers; marginal functional impairment High in blood (107) 
DOCK8 deficiency (HIES) Normal Normal Reduced Reduced NT NR Low IgM, normal to high IgG and IgA, high IgE Low, poor proliferation; few, poorly functioning Treg Very low CD27+ memory B cells; poor peripheral B cell tolerance Low Normal counts and burst; some migration and NETosis defects (108) 
WAS LOF NT NT NT NT Reduced ILC3 Present, but altered T and B cell distribution High IgE, low IgM Progressive decrease in numbers; abnormal lymphocyte responses to anti-CD3 Normal numbers Normal to high numbers; impaired cytotoxic functions Normal/high numbers; impaired function (109, Preprint
ITK deficiency Normal Normal Reduced Reduced NT Present Variable Progressive decrease Normal Impaired Fc-mediated cytotoxicity Normal (108) 
BCL11B deficiency Normal Normal Reduced Normal NT NR Normal Low Normal Subset and maturation defects NR (110) 
DIAPH1 deficiency Reduced Reduced Reduced Reduced NT NR Low IgM, normal IgG, variable IgA
Near normal vaccine response 
Decreased naive T cells and RTEs High Naive/transitional; low memory Functional defects Normal counts and burst; migration and NETosis NT (111) 
STAT3 LOF (HIES) Normal Normal Normal Normal NT Present High IgE Normal overall; Th-17 and T-follicular helper cells decreased Normal; reduced switched and non-switched memory B cells; BAFF expression increased Variable, both normal and reduced reported Normal (108) 
BTK deficiency (XLA) Normal Normal Increase Trend Normal NT Underdeveloped lymphoid tissues, including the spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, and Peyer’s patches Very low Normal Very low Normal Variable (112) 
CVID, no gene defect specified Normal or increased Normal Reduced or NT Increased NT or ILC3 increased Variable Low IgG and IgA and/or IgM Variable Variable Variable Variable (112) 

NT, not tested; NR, not reported.

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