RGD Reference Report - Missense mutations in the Fas gene resulting in autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome: a molecular and immunological analysis. - Rat Genome Database

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Missense mutations in the Fas gene resulting in autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome: a molecular and immunological analysis.

Authors: Bettinardi, A  Brugnoni, D  QuirĂ²s-Roldan, E  Malagoli, A  La Grutta, S  Correra, A  Notarangelo, L D 
Citation: Bettinardi A, etal., Blood. 1997 Feb 1;89(3):902-9.
RGD ID: 12903983
Pubmed: PMID:9028321   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Programmed cell death (or apoptosis) is a physiological process essential to the normal development and homeostatic maintenance of the immune system. The Fas/Apo-1 receptor plays a crucial role in the regulation of apoptosis, as demonstrated by lymphoproliferation in MRL-lpr/lpr mice and by the recently described autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) in humans, both of which are due to mutations in the Fas gene. We describe a novel family with ALPS in which three affected siblings carry two distinct missense mutations on both the Fas gene alleles and show lack of Fas-induced apoptosis. The children share common clinical features including splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy, but only one developed severe autoimmune manifestations. In all three siblings, we demonstrated the presence of anergic CD3+CD4-CD8- (double negative, [DN]) T cells; moreover, a chronic lymphocyte activation was found, as demonstrated by the presence of high levels of HLA-DR expression on peripheral CD3+ cells and by the presence of high levels of serum activation markers such as soluble interleukin-2 receptor (slL-2R) and soluble CD30 (sCD30).

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome  IAGP 12903983DNA:mutations:cds:555C>T and 889A>G(human)RGD 
autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome  ISOFAS (Homo sapiens)12903983; 12903983DNA:mutations:cds:555C>T and 889A>G(human)RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Fas  (Fas cell surface death receptor)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Fas  (Fas cell surface death receptor)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
FAS  (Fas cell surface death receptor)


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