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Frontiers Media, Frontiers in Immunology, (13), 2022

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.900091

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Inborn Errors of Immunity in Algerian Children and Adults: A Single-Center Experience Over a Period of 13 Years (2008–2021)

Journal article published in 2022 by Brahim Belaid, Lydia Lamara Mahammed, Ouardia Drali, Aida Mohand Oussaid, Nabila Souad Touri, Souhila Melzi, Abdelhak Dehimi, Lylia Meriem Berkani, Fatma Merah, Zineb Larab, Ines Allam, Ouarda Khemici, Sonya Yasmine Kirane, Mounia Boutaba, Reda Belbouab and other authors.
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Abstract

BackgroundInborn errors of immunity (IEI) predispose patients to various infectious and non-infectious complications. Thanks to the development and expanding use of flow cytometry and increased awareness, the diagnostic rate of IEI has markedly increased in Algeria the last decade.AimThis study aimed to describe a large cohort of Algerian patients with probable IEI and to determine their clinical characteristics and outcomes.MethodsWe collected and analyzed retrospectively the demographic data, clinical manifestations, immunologic, genetic data, and outcome of Algerian IEI patients - diagnosed in the department of medical immunology of Beni Messous university hospital center, Algiers, from 2008 to 2021.ResultsEight hundred and seven patients with IEI (482 males and 325 females) were enrolled, 9.7% of whom were adults. Consanguinity was reported in 50.3% of the cases and a positive family history in 32.34%. The medium age at disease onset was 8 months and at diagnosis was 36 months. The median delay in diagnosis was 16 months. Combined immunodeficiencies were the most frequent (33.8%), followed by antibody deficiencies (24.5%) and well-defined syndromes with immunodeficiency (24%). Among 287 patients tested for genetic disorders, 129 patients carried pathogenic mutations; 102 having biallelic variants mostly in a homozygous state (autosomal recessive disorders). The highest mortality rate was observed in patients with combined immunodeficiency (70.1%), especially in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), Omenn syndrome, or Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class II deficiency.ConclusionThe spectrum of IEI in Algeria is similar to that seen in most countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, notably regarding the frequency of autosomal recessive and/or combined immunodeficiencies.