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Selective IgA deficiency disease

MedGen UID:
883982
Concept ID:
C4049006
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: IgA, SELECTIVE DEFICIENCY OF; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SELECTIVE DEFICIENCY OF
SNOMED CT: Selective IgA immunodeficiency (190979003); Selective immunoglobulin A deficiency (190979003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001341
OMIM®: 137100

Definition

A dysgammaglobulinemia characterized by low or undetectable serum levels of immunoglobulin class A (IgA). It is the most common primary antibody deficiency. It may be inherited or the reversible sequela of infection or certain drugs. It may be caused by decreased or inefficient class-switching from progenitor B cells without any corresponding decreases in the other isotypes. Though affected persons may be asymptomatic, low levels of IgA will reduce the immune system''s ability to combat infection where IgA is normally secreted, at mucosal surfaces. Selective IgA deficiency is seen in greater proportion among patients with autoimmune disorders. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSelective IgA deficiency disease

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Leonard MM, Lebwohl B, Rubio-Tapia A, Biagi F
Gastroenterology 2021 Jan;160(1):437-444. Epub 2020 Oct 1 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.08.061. PMID: 33010252
Yazdani R, Azizi G, Abolhassani H, Aghamohammadi A
Scand J Immunol 2017 Jan;85(1):3-12. doi: 10.1111/sji.12499. PMID: 27763681
Stevens WW, Peters AT
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2015 Mar-Apr;29(2):115-8. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4144. PMID: 25785751

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Castagnoli R, Taietti I, Votto M, Naso M, De Filippo M, Marseglia A, Montagna L, De Amici M, Avanzini MA, Montagna D, Marseglia GL, Licari A; Italian Primary Immunodeficiency NETwork (IPINET)
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2023 Sep;34(9):e14015. doi: 10.1111/pai.14015. PMID: 37728524
Torres-Fernandez D, Perez-Heras I, Fernandez-Manso B, Galán Del Río P, Gonzalez-Granado LI, de Inocencio J
An Pediatr (Engl Ed) 2022 Sep;97(3):172-178. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2022.03.004. PMID: 35459637
Çölkesen F, Kandemir B, Arslan Ş, Çölkesen F, Yıldız E, Korkmaz C, Vatansev H, Evcen R, Aykan FS, Kılınç M, Aytekin G, Feyzioğlu B, Doğan M, Teke T
Jpn J Infect Dis 2022 May 24;75(3):228-233. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2021.281. PMID: 34588364
Odineal DD, Gershwin ME
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2020 Feb;58(1):107-133. doi: 10.1007/s12016-019-08756-7. PMID: 31267472
Chapman KR, Burdon JG, Piitulainen E, Sandhaus RA, Seersholm N, Stocks JM, Stoel BC, Huang L, Yao Z, Edelman JM, McElvaney NG; RAPID Trial Study Group
Lancet 2015 Jul 25;386(9991):360-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60860-1. PMID: 26026936

Diagnosis

Castagnoli R, Taietti I, Votto M, Naso M, De Filippo M, Marseglia A, Montagna L, De Amici M, Avanzini MA, Montagna D, Marseglia GL, Licari A; Italian Primary Immunodeficiency NETwork (IPINET)
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2023 Sep;34(9):e14015. doi: 10.1111/pai.14015. PMID: 37728524
Odineal DD, Gershwin ME
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2020 Feb;58(1):107-133. doi: 10.1007/s12016-019-08756-7. PMID: 31267472
Yazdani R, Azizi G, Abolhassani H, Aghamohammadi A
Scand J Immunol 2017 Jan;85(1):3-12. doi: 10.1111/sji.12499. PMID: 27763681
Rothblum-Oviatt C, Wright J, Lefton-Greif MA, McGrath-Morrow SA, Crawford TO, Lederman HM
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2016 Nov 25;11(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13023-016-0543-7. PMID: 27884168Free PMC Article
Chapman KR, Burdon JG, Piitulainen E, Sandhaus RA, Seersholm N, Stocks JM, Stoel BC, Huang L, Yao Z, Edelman JM, McElvaney NG; RAPID Trial Study Group
Lancet 2015 Jul 25;386(9991):360-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60860-1. PMID: 26026936

Therapy

Magen E, Blum I, Waitman DA, Kahan N, Forer B
Audiol Neurootol 2021;26(2):127-134. Epub 2020 Dec 11 doi: 10.1159/000509577. PMID: 33311024
Chapman KR, Burdon JG, Piitulainen E, Sandhaus RA, Seersholm N, Stocks JM, Stoel BC, Huang L, Yao Z, Edelman JM, McElvaney NG; RAPID Trial Study Group
Lancet 2015 Jul 25;386(9991):360-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60860-1. PMID: 26026936
Stevens WW, Peters AT
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2015 Mar-Apr;29(2):115-8. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2015.29.4144. PMID: 25785751
Yel L
J Clin Immunol 2010 Jan;30(1):10-6. Epub 2010 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s10875-009-9357-x. PMID: 20101521Free PMC Article
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World J Gastroenterol 2008 Jun 7;14(21):3360-7. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3360. PMID: 18528933Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Çölkesen F, Kandemir B, Arslan Ş, Çölkesen F, Yıldız E, Korkmaz C, Vatansev H, Evcen R, Aykan FS, Kılınç M, Aytekin G, Feyzioğlu B, Doğan M, Teke T
Jpn J Infect Dis 2022 May 24;75(3):228-233. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2021.281. PMID: 34588364
Yazdani R, Azizi G, Abolhassani H, Aghamohammadi A
Scand J Immunol 2017 Jan;85(1):3-12. doi: 10.1111/sji.12499. PMID: 27763681
Rothblum-Oviatt C, Wright J, Lefton-Greif MA, McGrath-Morrow SA, Crawford TO, Lederman HM
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2016 Nov 25;11(1):159. doi: 10.1186/s13023-016-0543-7. PMID: 27884168Free PMC Article
Chapman KR, Burdon JG, Piitulainen E, Sandhaus RA, Seersholm N, Stocks JM, Stoel BC, Huang L, Yao Z, Edelman JM, McElvaney NG; RAPID Trial Study Group
Lancet 2015 Jul 25;386(9991):360-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60860-1. PMID: 26026936
Burks AW Jr, Steele RW
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Clinical prediction guides

Jamee M, Alaei MR, Mesdaghi M, Noorian S, Moosavian M, Dolatshahi E, Taghavi Kojidi H, Chavoshzadeh Z, Fallahi M, Parviz S, Aghamahdi F, Azizi G
Immunol Invest 2022 May;51(4):778-786. Epub 2021 Jan 12 doi: 10.1080/08820139.2021.1872615. PMID: 33432864
Giorgio F, Principi M, Losurdo G, Piscitelli D, Iannone A, Barone M, Amoruso A, Ierardi E, Di Leo A
Nutrients 2015 Sep 8;7(9):7486-504. doi: 10.3390/nu7095350. PMID: 26371035Free PMC Article
Chapman KR, Burdon JG, Piitulainen E, Sandhaus RA, Seersholm N, Stocks JM, Stoel BC, Huang L, Yao Z, Edelman JM, McElvaney NG; RAPID Trial Study Group
Lancet 2015 Jul 25;386(9991):360-8. Epub 2015 May 27 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60860-1. PMID: 26026936
Yel L
J Clin Immunol 2010 Jan;30(1):10-6. Epub 2010 Jan 26 doi: 10.1007/s10875-009-9357-x. PMID: 20101521Free PMC Article
Lacombe C, Aucouturier P, Preud'homme JL
Clin Immunol Immunopathol 1997 Aug;84(2):194-201. doi: 10.1006/clin.1997.4386. PMID: 9245552

Recent systematic reviews

Reddick BK, Crowell K, Fu B
J Fam Pract 2006 Dec;55(12):1088, 1090, 1093. PMID: 17137549

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