Genetic dissection of the STAT3-HIES phenotypes based on inborn errors of the IL-6 family cytokine pathway
| Deficiency | AR complete IL-6ST deficiency | AR partial IL-6ST deficiency | AD partial IL-6ST deficiency | AR IL-6Rα deficiency | AR IL-11Rα deficiency | AR LIFR deficiency | AR OSM deficiency | AR OSMRβ deficiency | OSMR missense heterozygous variants (FPLCA) | IL31RA missense heterozygous variants (FPLCA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affected signaling axis | Complete loss of multiple gp130-dependent cytokines | Partial defect of multiple gp130-dependent cytokines | Partial defect of multiple/specific gp130-dependent cytokines | IL-6 signaling | IL-11 signaling | LIFR-dependent cytokine signaling | OSM production/OSM signaling | OSM signaling; IL-31 R signaling likely altered | OSMR/IL-31 skin axis | IL31RA/IL-31 skin axis |
| Major clinical manifestations | Severe/frequently lethal SWS-like syndrome, neonatal respiratory dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities | HIES-like disease with recurrent infections, atopic dermatitis, hyper-IgE, eosinophilia, impaired acute-phase responses, craniosynostosis/developmental features | HIES-like disease with recurrent sinopulmonary infections, severe pulmonary complications, hyper-IgE/eosinophilia, retained deciduous teeth, skeletal/connective tissue features | Recurrent bacterial infections, defective acute inflammation, atopy, hyper-IgE, eosinophilia | Craniosynostosis, delayed tooth eruption, dental abnormalities, skeletal/connective tissue features | SWS, skeletal dysplasia, respiratory distress, dysautonomia, feeding difficulties, early death | Severe bone marrow failure, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia | Severe atopic dermatitis, hyper-IgE, eosinophilia, ± infections and HIES-like features | Pruritus, primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis, ± atopic dermatitis | Pruritus, primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis, ± atopic dermatitis |
| Deficiency | AR complete IL-6ST deficiency | AR partial IL-6ST deficiency | AD partial IL-6ST deficiency | AR IL-6Rα deficiency | AR IL-11Rα deficiency | AR LIFR deficiency | AR OSM deficiency | AR OSMRβ deficiency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affected signaling axis | Complete loss of multiple gp130-dependent cytokines | Partial defect of multiple gp130-dependent cytokines | Partial defect of multiple/specific gp130-dependent cytokines | IL-6 signaling | IL-11 signaling | LIFR-dependent cytokine signaling | OSM production/OSM signaling | OSM signaling; IL-31 R signaling likely altered | ||
| Major clinical manifestations | Severe/frequently lethal SWS-like syndrome, neonatal respiratory dysfunction, skeletal abnormalities | HIES-like disease with recurrent infections, atopic dermatitis, hyper-IgE, eosinophilia, impaired acute-phase responses, craniosynostosis/developmental features | HIES-like disease with recurrent sinopulmonary infections, severe pulmonary complications, hyper-IgE/eosinophilia, retained deciduous teeth, skeletal/connective tissue features | Recurrent bacterial infections, defective acute inflammation, atopy, hyper-IgE, eosinophilia | Craniosynostosis, delayed tooth eruption, dental abnormalities, skeletal/connective tissue features | SWS, skeletal dysplasia, respiratory distress, dysautonomia, feeding difficulties, early death | Severe bone marrow failure, anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia | Severe atopic dermatitis, hyper-IgE, eosinophilia, ± infections and HIES-like features | Pruritus, primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis, ± atopic dermatitis | Pruritus, primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis, ± atopic dermatitis |
AD, autosomal dominant; AR, autosomal recessive; FPLCA, familial primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis; SWS, Stüve–Wiedemann syndrome; HIES, hyper-IgE syndrome.
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