The 2015 IUIS Phenotypic Classification for Primary Immunodeficiencies (original) (raw)

Abstract

There are now nearly 300 single-gene inborn errors of immunity underlying phenotypes as diverse as infection, malignancy, allergy, auto-immunity, and auto-inflammation. For each of these five categories, a growing variety of phenotypes are ascribed to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PID), making PIDs a rapidly expanding field of medicine. The International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) PID expert committee (EC) has published every other year a classification of these disorders into tables, defined by shared pathogenesis and/or clinical consequences. In 2013, the IUIS committee also proposed a more user-friendly, phenotypic classification, based on the selection of key phenotypes at the bedside. We herein propose the revised figures, based on the accompanying 2015 IUIS PID EC classification.

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Introduction

Human Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (PID) comprise at least 300 genetically-defined single-gene inborn errors of immunity [1]. Long considered as rare diseases, recent studies tend to show that they are more common than generally thought, if only by their rapidly increasing number [2]. They may be even more common, if we consider the emerging monogenic determinants leading to common infectious diseases, such as severe influenza [3]; autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus [4], and auto-inflammatory diseases, such as Crohn’s disease [5]. The International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) PID expert committee has proposed a PID classification [1], which facilitates clinical research and comparative studies world-wide; it is updated every other year to include new disorders or disease-causing genes. This classification is organized in tables, each of which groups PIDs that share a given pathogenesis. As this classification may be cumbersome for use by the clinician at the bedside, the IUIS PID expert committee recently proposed a phenotypic complement to its classification [6]. As the number of PIDs is quickly increasing, and at an even faster pace since the advent of next-generation sequencing, the phenotypic classification from 2013 became outdated and requires revision at the same pace as the classical IUIS classification. Our original phenotypic classification proved successful, which placed it in the 96th percentile for citation rank in Springer journals [[7](/article/10.1007/s10875-015-0198-5#ref-CR7 "Springer Science. In: Citations Springer. 2015. http://citations.springer.com/item?doi= 10.1007/s10875-013-9901-6

            . Accessed 20 Jul 2015.")\]. Given the success of our user-friendly classification of PIDs, providing a tree-based decision-making process based on the observation of clinical and biological phenotypes, we present here an update of these figures, based on the accompanying 2015 PID classification.

Methodology

We included all diseases included in the 2015 update of the IUIS PID classification [1], keeping the nine major categories unchanged. In addition, we considered other articles proposing a PID classification published recently [8, 9]. An algorithm was assigned to each of the nine main groups of the classification and the same color was used for each group of similar conditions. Disease names are presented in red and genes in bold. In addition, we classed diseases or genes from most common to less common, at the best of our knowledge [10, [11](/article/10.1007/s10875-015-0198-5#ref-CR11 "Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). An Online Catalog of Human Genes and Genetic Disorders. In: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. http://omim.org/

             Accessed 20 Jul 2015.")\]. These algorithms were first established by a small committee; then validated by one or two experts for each figure.

Results

An update of our classification, validated by the IUIS PID expert committee, is presented in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Fig. 1

Immunodeficiencies affecting cellular and humoral immunity. ADA Adenosine Deaminase, Adp adenopathy, AR Autosomal Recessive inheritance, CBC Complete Blood Count, CD Cluster of Differentiation, CID Combined Immunodeficiency, EBV Epstein-Barr Virus, EO Eosinophils, HHV8 Human Herpes virus type 8, HIGM Hyper IgM syndrome, HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen, HSM Hepatosplenomegaly, HPV Human papilloma virus, IBD Inflammatory bowel disease, Ig Immunoglobulin, MC Molluscum contagiosum, N Normal, not low, NK Natural Killer, NN Neonatal, NP Neutropenia, SCID Severe Combined ImmunoDeficiency, Staph Staphylococcus sp., TCR T-Cell Receptor, XL X-Linked

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Fig. 2

CID with associated or syndromic features. These syndromes are generally associated with T-cell immunodeficiency. αFP alpha- fetoprotein, AD Autosomal Dominant inheritance, AR Autosomal Recessive inheritance, CMF Flow cytometry available, EDA Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, EDA-ID Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia with Immunodeficiency, FILS Facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, and short stature, FISH Fluorescence in situ Hybridization, HSM Hepatosplenomegaly, HSV Herpes simplex virus, Ig Immunoglobulin, VZV Varicella Zoster virus, WAS Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, XL X-Linked inheritance

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Fig. 3

Predominantly Antibody deficiencies. Ab Antibody, Adp adenopathy, Anti PPS Anti- pneumococcus Antibody, AR Autosomal Recessive inheritance, CD Cluster of Differentiation, CDG-IIb Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type IIb, CMV Cytomegalovirus, CT Computed Tomography, EBV Epstein-Barr Virus, Dip Diphtheria, GI Gastrointestinal, Hib Haemophilus influenzae serotype b, Hx medical history, Ig Immunoglobulin, SPM Splenomegaly, subcl subclass, Tet Tetanus, XL X-Linked inheritance

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Diseases of Immune Dysregulation. AD Autosomal Dominant inheritance, ALPS Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome, AR Autosomal Recessive inheritance, CD Cluster of Differentiation, CMF Flow cytometry available, CSF Cerebrospinal fluid, CTL Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte, EBV Epstein-Barr Virus, GOF Gain-of-function, HLH Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, HSM Hepatosplenomegaly, IBD Inflammatory bowel disease, IFNγ Interferon gamma, Ig Immunoglobulin, IL interleukin, Inflam Inflammation, NK Natural Killer, NKT Natural Killer T cell, T T lymphocyte, XL X-Linked inheritance

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Fig. 5

Congenital defects of phagocyte number, function, or both. For DHR assay, the results can distinct XL-CGD from AR-CGD, and gp40phox defect from others AR forms. AD Autosomal Dominant inheritance, AML Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AR Autosomal Recessive inheritance, BCG Bacilli Calmette-Guérin, CBC Complete Blood Count, CD Cluster of Differentiation, CGD Chronic Granulomatous Disease, CMML Chronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia, DHR DiHydroRhodamine, IUGR Intrauterine growth retard, LAD Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency, NP Neutropenia, PNN Neutrophils, SCN Severe congenital neutropenia, WBC White Blood Cells, XL X-Linked inheritance

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Fig. 6

Defects in Intrinsec and Innate Immunity. AD Autosomal Dominant inheritance, AR Autosomal Recessive inheritance, BCG Bacilli Calmette-Guérin, BL B lymphocyte, CMC Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, HSV Herpes simplex virus, IFNγ Interferon gamma, Ig Immunoglobulin, IL interleukin, LOF Loss-of-function, MSMD Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease, PMN Neutrophils, XL X-Linked inheritance

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Fig. 7

Autoinflammatory Disorders. AD Autosomal Dominant inheritance, AR Autosomal Recessive inheritance, CAMPS CARD14 mediated psoriasis, CANDLE Chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature syndrome, CAPS Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic syndromes, CINCA Chronic Infantile Neurologic Cutaneous and Articular syndrome, DA Duration of Attacks, DITRA deficiency of interleukin 36 Receptor antagonist, FA Frequency of Attacks, HIDS Hyper IgD syndrome, Ig Immunoglobulin, IL interleukin, MKD Mevalonate Kinase deficiency, MWS Muckle-Wells syndrome, NOMID Neonatal Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease, PAPA Pyogenic sterile Arthritis, Pyoderma gangrenosum, Acne syndrome, SPM Splenomegaly, TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor, TRAPS TNF Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome

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Fig. 8

Complement deficiencies. AD Autosomal Dominant inheritance, GOF Gain-of-function, LOF Loss-of-function, LAD Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency, SLE Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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Fig. 9

Phenocopies of primary immunodeficiencies. Ab Antibody, ALPS Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome, CMC Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, CID Combined Immunodeficiency, HUS Hemolytic uremic syndrome, IFNγ Interferon gamma, IL Interleukin, MSMD Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacteria Disease, VZV Varicella Zoster virus

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Discussion

Since our 2013 study, 70 new diseases have been included in the 2015 classification. Four disorders have been removed, as the reports concerning associated immunodeficiency or genetic base were not confirmed. We also eliminated duplication of a disease in more than one figure and profoundly revised some figures, following the 2015 IUIS classification.

Conclusion

The IUIS PID expert committee developed this phenotypic classification in order to help clinicians at the bedside to diagnose PIDs but also to promote collaboration with national and international research centers. Needless to say, the expert committee encourages the development of other types of PID classification. Indeed, given the success encountered by the two current IUIS classifications, others classifications are likely to be useful and complementary.

Abbreviations

αFP:

Alpha- fetoprotein

Ab:

Antibody

AD:

Autosomal dominant inheritance

ADA:

Adenosine deaminase

Adp:

Adenopathy

ALPS:

Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome

AML:

Acute myeloid leukemia

Anti PPS:

Anti- pneumococcus antibody

AR:

Autosomal recessive inheritance

BCG:

Bacilli Calmette-Guerin

BL:

B lymphocyte

CAMPS:

CARD14 mediated psoriasis

CANDLE:

Chronic atypical neutrophilic dermatosis with lipodystrophy and elevated temperature syndrome

CAPS:

Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes

CBC:

Complete blood count

CD:

Cluster of differentiation

CDG-IIb:

Congenital disorder of glycosylation, type IIb

CGD:

Chronic granulomatous disease

CID:

Combined immunodeficiency

CINCA:

Chronic infantile neurologic cutaneous and articular syndrome

CMC:

Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

CMF:

Flow cytometry available

CMV:

Cytomegalovirus

CMML:

Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

CNS:

Central nervous system

CSF:

Cerebrospinal fluid

CT:

Computed tomography

CTL:

Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte

DA:

Duration of attacks

Def:

Deficiency

DHR:

DiHydroRhodamine

Dip:

Diphtheria

DITRA:

Deficiency of interleukin 36 receptor antagonist

EBV:

Epstein-Barr virus

EDA:

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

EDA-ID:

Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immunodeficiency

EO:

Eosinophils

FA:

Frequency of attacks

FCAS:

Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome

FILS:

Facial dysmorphism, immunodeficiency, livedo, and short stature

FISH:

Fluorescence in situ hybridization

GI:

Gastrointestinal

GOF:

Gain-of-function

HHV8:

Human herpes virus type 8

Hib:

Haemophilus influenzae serotype b

HIDS:

Hyper IgD syndrome

HIES:

Hyper IgE syndrome

HIGM:

Hyper Ig M syndrome

HLA:

Human leukocyte antigen

HLH:

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

HPV:

Human papilloma virus

HSM:

Hepatosplenomegaly

HSV:

Herpes simplex virus

HUS:

Hemolytic uremic syndrome

Hx:

Medical history

IBD:

Inflammatory bowel disease

IFNγ:

Interferon gamma

Ig:

Immunoglobulin

IL:

Interleukin

IUGR:

Intrauterine growth retard

LAD:

Leukocyte adhesion deficiency

LOF:

Loss-of-function

MC:

Molluscum contagiosum

MKD:

Mevalonate kinase deficiency

MSMD:

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease

MWS:

Muckle-wells syndrome

N:

Normal, not low

NK:

Natural killer

NKT:

Natural killer T cell

NN:

Neonatal

NOMID:

Neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease

NP:

Neutropenia

PAPA:

Pyogenic sterile arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne syndrome

PMN:

Neutrophils

SCID:

Severe combined immuno deficiency

Sd:

Syndrome

SLE:

Systemic lupus erythematosus

SPM:

Splenomegaly

Staph:

Staphylococcus sp.

subcl:

Subclass

TCR:

T-cell receptor

Tet:

Tetanus

T:

T lymphocyte

TNF:

Tumor necrosis factor

TRAPS:

TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome

VZV:

Varicella zoster virus

WBC:

White blood cells

XL:

X-linked

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1. Clinical Immunology Unit, A. Harouchi Hospital, Ibn Roshd Medical School, King Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
   Aziz Bousfiha, Leïla Jeddane & Fatima Ailal
2. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Kuwait University, Jabriya, Kuwait
   Waleed Al-Herz
3. Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
   Waleed Al-Herz
4. St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
   Jean‐Laurent Casanova & Mary Ellen Conley
5. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY, USA
   Jean‐Laurent Casanova & Capucine Picard
6. Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM UMR1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France
   Jean‐Laurent Casanova
7. Imagine Institute, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
   Jean‐Laurent Casanova
8. Pediatric Hematology & Immunology Unit, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France
   Jean‐Laurent Casanova
9. Division of Immunology, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
   Talal Chatila
10. Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
    Charlotte Cunningham‐Rundles
11. Meyer Children’s Hospital‐Technion, Haifa, Israel
    Amos Etzioni
12. Group of Primary Immunodeficiencies, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
    Jose Luis Franco
13. UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
    H. Bobby Gaspar
14. Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Steven M. Holland
15. Dr von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig‐Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
    Christoph Klein
16. Department of Pediatrics, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan
    Shigeaki Nonoyama
17. Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
    Hans D. Ochs
18. Department of Clinical Immunology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique‐Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
    Eric Oksenhendler
19. Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
    Eric Oksenhendler
20. Centre d’étude des déficits immunitaires (CEDI), Hôpital Necker‐Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Paris, France
    Capucine Picard
21. Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Jennifer M. Puck
22. Division of Allergy Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Kathleen E. Sullivan
23. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Mimi L. K. Tang
24. Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Mimi L. K. Tang
25. Department of Allergy and Immunology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
    Mimi L. K. Tang

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Bousfiha, A., Jeddane, L., Al-Herz, W. et al. The 2015 IUIS Phenotypic Classification for Primary Immunodeficiencies.J Clin Immunol 35, 727–738 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-015-0198-5

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• Received: 11 August 2015
• Accepted: 16 September 2015
• Published: 07 October 2015
• Issue Date: November 2015
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-015-0198-5

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