• Title of article

    Novel ZAP-70-Related Immunodeficiency Presenting withEpstein–Barr Virus Lymphoproliferative Disorder andHemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

  • Author/Authors

    Forster, Moriah Department of Medicine University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - NC 27599, USA , Moran, Timothy Division of Immunology - Department of Pediatrics - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - NC 27599, USA , Beaven, Anne Division of Hematology - Department of Internal Medicine - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - NC 27599, USA , Voorhees, Timothy Division of Hematology - Department of Internal Medicine - Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - NC 27599, USA

  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    1
  • To page
    4
  • Abstract
    Zeta-chain-associated protein kinase 70 (ZAP-70) plays an integral role in the T-cell antigenic receptor complex. A deficiency ofthis kinase leads to a phenotype of severe combined immunodeficiency, while hypomorphic mutations of the kinase lead to moremild immunodeficiency phenotypes. We present a case of a 21-year-old patient with lymphadenopathy who was found to haveEpstein–Barr virus (EBV) lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) and the development of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis(HLH). On further workup, the patient was ultimately found to have a homozygous intrionic mutation in ZAP-70. (is is a novelZAP-70 mutation (c.1623 + 5G>A) associated with combined immunodeficiency and an EBV-positive LPD. A primary im-munodeficiency is important to consider in a young, otherwise healthy patient presenting with an EBV-positive LPD.
  • Keywords
    Novel ZAP-70-Related Immunodeficiency Presenting , Epstein–Barr Virus Lymphoproliferative Disorder , Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis , LPD , Zeta-chain-associated protein kinase 70 (ZAP-70)
  • Journal title
    Case Reports in Immunology
  • Serial Year
    2021
  • Record number

    2612059