Neurologic Status of Patients with Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency Before and After Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation

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2023

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Springer/Plenum Publishers

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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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BackgroundPurine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive combined immunodeficiency. The phenotype is profound T cell deficiency with variable B and NK cell functions and results in recurrent and persistent infections that typically begin in the first year of life. Neurologic findings occur in approximately two-thirds of patients. The mechanism of neurologic abnormalities is unclear. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative treatment for PNP deficiency.MethodsWe report here six patients from five unrelated families with PNP deficiency treated in two centers in Turkey. We evaluated the neurological status of patients and compared to post-transplantation period if available. Then, we performed PubMed, Google Scholar, and Researchgate searches using the terms PNP and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to find all reported cases of PNP transplantation and compared to our cohort.ResultsSix patients were treated in two centers in Turkey. One patient died from post-transplant complications. The other four patients underwent successful HSCT with good immune reconstitution after transplantation (follow-up 21-48 months) and good neurological outcomes. The other patient with a new mutation is still waiting for a matching HLA donor.DiscussionIn PNP deficiency, clinical manifestations are variable, and this disease should be considered in the presence of many different clinical findings. Despite the comorbidities that occurred before transplantation, HSCT currently appears to be the only treatment option for this disease. HSCT not only cures immunologic disorders, but probably also improves or at least stabilizes the neurologic status of patients.

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Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase Deficiency, Neuromotor Development, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Combined Immune Deficiency

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Journal of Clinical Immunology

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43

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8

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