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  • Title: Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome associated with severe humoral immunodeficiency and monoclonal gammopathy.
    Author: Nanan R, Ströbel P, Haas JP, Marx A, Kreth HW.
    Journal: Ann Hematol; 2002 Jun; 81(6):332-5. PubMed ID: 12107564.
    Abstract:
    A boy of Caucasian origin with a new subtype of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is described. The clinical picture was dominated by chronic noninfectious lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, and recurrent bacterial infections. At the age of 6 the patient died of pneumococcal meningitis. Laboratory investigation disclosed impaired apoptosis in both B- and T-lymphocyte subsets and expanded populations of CD3+CD4-CD8- T lymphocytes. Furthermore, marked dysregulation of humoral immune responses with transient expansion of monoclonal B cells, corresponding monoclonal gammopathy, and the presence of autoantibodies was found. Functional and molecular analysis revealed that Fas protein expression was normal, a mutation in the Fas gene was not found. Moreover, transcription of the downstream effector caspase-10 was unremarkable. This patient is unique compared to previously described patients as severe humoral immunodeficiency and monoclonal gammopathy are usually not described in patients with ALPS. This case points out the important role of apoptosis in regulating the degree of humoral immune responses at a clonal level in humans and gives further evidence for the phenotypic diversity of ALPS.
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