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Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology 5/2018

01-07-2018 | CME Review

The Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome with Defective FAS or FAS-Ligand Functions

Authors: Frédéric Rieux-Laucat, Aude Magérus-Chatinet, Bénédicte Neven

Published in: Journal of Clinical Immunology | Issue 5/2018

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Abstract

The autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is a non-malignant and non-infectious uncontrolled proliferation of lymphocytes accompanied by autoimmune cytopenia. The genetic etiology of the ALPS was described in 1995 by the discovery of the FAS gene mutations. The related apoptosis defect accounts for the accumulation of autoreactive lymphocytes as well as for specific clinical and biological features that distinguish the ALPS-FAS from other monogenic defects of this apoptosis pathway, such as FADD and CASPASE 8 deficiencies. The ALPS-FAS was the first description of a monogenic cause of autoimmunity, but its non-Mendelian expression remained elusive until the description of somatic and germline mutations in ALPS patients. The recognition of these genetic diseases brought new information on the role of this apoptotic pathway in controlling the adaptive immune response in humans.
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Metadata
Title
The Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome with Defective FAS or FAS-Ligand Functions
Authors
Frédéric Rieux-Laucat
Aude Magérus-Chatinet
Bénédicte Neven
Publication date
01-07-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Clinical Immunology / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0271-9142
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2592
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10875-018-0523-x

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