Familial antiphospholipid syndrome- MedGen UID:
- 419641
- •Concept ID:
- C2930802
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- Disease or Syndrome
The designation 'antiphospholipid syndrome' was proposed for the association of arterial and venous thrombosis, recurrent fetal loss, and immune thrombocytopenia with a spectrum of autoantibodies directed against cellular phospholipid components. Anticardiolipin antibodies may react with cardiolipin and with other negatively charged phospholipids, including beta-2-glycoprotein I (B2GPI, APOH; 138700). The term 'lupus anticoagulant' refers to a heterogeneous group of antibodies, most commonly of the IgG type, that are detected by their inhibitory effect on coagulant-active phospholipid components of in vitro coagulation tests (summary by Matthey et al., 1989).
Shoenfeld et al. (2008) noted that antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by up to 30 different autoantibodies, including those against platelets, glycoproteins, coagulation factors, lamins, mitochondrial antigens, and cell surface markers. Some of these may have an additive effect on the prothrombotic tendency of the syndrome.
Ruiz-Irastorza et al. (2010) reviewed pathophysiologic, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic advances related to the antiphospholipid syndrome.
Various autoimmune disorders that cluster in families, including autoimmune thrombocytopenia (188030), are discussed elsewhere (e.g., 109100, 269200).
Vasculitis due to ADA2 deficiency- MedGen UID:
- 854497
- •Concept ID:
- C3887654
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- Disease or Syndrome
Adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency (DADA2) is a complex systemic autoinflammatory disorder in which vasculopathy/vasculitis, dysregulated immune function, and/or hematologic abnormalities may predominate. Inflammatory features include intermittent fevers, rash (often livedo racemosa/reticularis), and musculoskeletal involvement (myalgia/arthralgia, arthritis, myositis). Vasculitis, which usually begins before age ten years, may manifest as early-onset ischemic (lacunar) and/or hemorrhagic strokes, or as cutaneous or systemic polyarteritis nodosa. Hypertension and hepatosplenomegaly are often found. More severe involvement may lead to progressive central neurologic deficits (dysarthria, ataxia, cranial nerve palsies, cognitive impairment) or to ischemic injury to the kidney, intestine, and/or digits. Dysregulation of immune function can lead to immunodeficiency or autoimmunity of varying severity; lymphadenopathy may be present and some affected individuals have had lymphoproliferative disease. Hematologic disorders may begin early in life or in late adulthood, and can include lymphopenia, neutropenia, pure red cell aplasia, thrombocytopenia, or pancytopenia. Of note, both interfamilial and intrafamilial phenotypic variability (e.g., in age of onset, frequency and severity of manifestations) can be observed; also, individuals with biallelic ADA2 pathogenic variants may remain asymptomatic until adulthood or may never develop clinical manifestations of DADA2.
Autoinflammatory syndrome, familial, Behcet-like 1- MedGen UID:
- 898541
- •Concept ID:
- C4225218
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- Disease or Syndrome
Haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20), a complex immune dysregulation disease, is characterized by recurrent systemic immune dysfunction (i.e., inflammation and/or immune deficiency). The most common manifestations and their frequency include: (1) recurrent painful oral/genital ulcers, typically during disease flares (>70% of persons); (2) recurrent fevers (~50%), typically lasting for three to seven days that can rarely progress to a cytokine storm and/or hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; (3) skin involvement (~40%), including pustular rashes, folliculitis, vasculitic purpura, urticaria, lupus-like macular rashes, and eczematoid dermatitis; (4) gastrointestinal disease (~40%), ranging from dull abdominal pain (due to serositis, ulcers, or bowel inflammation) to severe inflammation with risk of bowel perforation; and (5) arthralgia/arthritis (~34%), typically relapsing and/or remitting nonerosive inflammatory polyarthritis with synovitis, and rarely resembling rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic-like erosions. Other less common but significant findings include lymphoproliferation, most often lymphadenopathy; liver involvement, including severe hepatitis that if untreated can progress to cirrhosis and liver failure; neurologic disease including central nervous system vasculitis/vasculopathy (manifesting as severe headaches and cognitive changes) and in some individuals transient ischemic attacks. Other findings include aseptic meningitis, mononeuritis multiplex, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy, and/or peripheral neuropathy. HA20 demonstrates both variable expressivity (i.e., different systems may be involved simultaneously and/or over time in an affected individual) and intrafamilial variability (i.e., variability in clinical presentation among affected individuals within the same immediate or extended family).
Autoinflammatory disease, systemic, with vasculitis- MedGen UID:
- 1841161
- •Concept ID:
- C5830525
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- Disease or Syndrome
Systemic autoinflammatory disease with vasculitis (SAIDV) is an autosomal dominant disorder that manifests soon after birth with features such as purpuric skin rash, fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP; 123260). Laboratory studies may show leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and autoantibodies. A subset of patients develop progressive liver involvement that may result in fibrosis. Other systemic features, such as periorbital edema, conjunctivitis, infections, abdominal pain, and arthralgia are usually observed. Mutations occur de novo. De Jesus et al. (2023) referred to this disorder as LAVLI (LYN kinase-associated vasculopathy and liver fibrosis).