RESTRICTED AND SKEWED TCR VB REPERTOIRE IN CHROMOSOME 22Q11.2 DELETION
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2012
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SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, v.32, suppl.1, p.327-327, 2012
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Introduction: Chromosome 22q11 deletion is the most common human deletion and is found in the majority of patients with DiGeorge and velo-cardio-facial syndromes. Many patients have a mild to moderate immunodeficiency, and most have cardiac anomaly. Objective: To evaluate TCR repertoire diversity in infants with 22q11.2 deletion identified at FMUSP ward for congenital heart diseases. Methods: TCR Vβ variable chain repertoire was analyzed by the TCRBV CDR3 lenght spectratyping technique, and repertoire diversity was quantified utilizing the complexity score (CS), that represents the sum of the number of peaks for each one of the 24 BV families. 22q11.2 deletion was detected utilizing multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. First case report: A 9-month-old boy was identified in a survey among infants with complex congenital heart anomalies. He was born from non-consanguineous parents, weighing 2845g and presenting microcephaly, micrognathia, ocular hypertelorism and low set left ear, renal involvement, left atrial isomerism and pulmonary atresia. He also had hypocalcemia and hypoplasticthymus. He has lymphopenia=3,800 cells/mm3 (CD3=1,454 cells/mm3, CD4=888cells/mm3, CD8=537cells/mm3), thrombocytopenia=55,000, IgG+=1,285mg/dL, IgM=123mg/dL, IgA=132mg/dL. Results: The patient presented CS=49, in contrast with 2 healthy age-matched male infants with 127 and 135. Four young healthy adults presented CS between 165 and 178. The patient presented mostly olygoclonal distribution and even absence of TCRBV families, while healthy donors exhibited mainly polyclonal non-Gaussian distributions. Conclusions: The evaluation of new cases as well as the follow-up the patients will demonstrate if the repertoire diversity correlates with clinical severity.