Successful bone marrow transplantation for IPEX syndrome after reduced-intensity conditioning

A Rao, N Kamani, A Filipovich, SM Lee, SM Davies… - Blood, 2007 - ashpublications.org
A Rao, N Kamani, A Filipovich, SM Lee, SM Davies, J Dalal, S Shenoy
Blood, 2007ashpublications.org
Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome is a
rare, fatal autoimmune disorder caused by mutations in the FOXP3 gene leading to the
disruption of signaling pathways involved in regulatory T-lymphocyte function. Lifelong
multiagent immunosuppression is necessary to control debilitating autoimmune
manifestations such as colitis and food allergies. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
transplantation (HSCT) can restore T-cell regulatory function but has been previously …
Abstract
Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked (IPEX) syndrome is a rare, fatal autoimmune disorder caused by mutations in the FOXP3 gene leading to the disruption of signaling pathways involved in regulatory T-lymphocyte function. Lifelong multiagent immunosuppression is necessary to control debilitating autoimmune manifestations such as colitis and food allergies. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can restore T-cell regulatory function but has been previously associated with poor outcome. We describe successful HSCT in 4 patients with IPEX syndrome using a novel reduced-intensity conditioning regimen that resulted in stable donor engraftment, reconstitution of FOXP3+ T regulatory CD4+ cells, and amelioration of gastrointestinal symptoms.
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