Table 4

Genophenotype correlation

Group 1, without exon 15 splice-site mutationsGroup 2, with exon 15 splice-site mutations on ≥ 1 alleleP
Patients, n 24 13  
Sex, male/female, n 11/13 6/6 .99 
Ethnic origin   .02 
    White, n  
    Turkish, n 10  
    Arab, n  
    Asian, n  
HLH in family, n/N 20/24 3/12  
Consanguinity, n/N 17/22 3/13  
Median age at diagnosis (range) 2 mo (3 d to 11 mo) 3 y (1.3-19 y) .003 
Episodes with partial or full HLH and remission spontaneously or to steroids only, n/N 1/21 7/12 .0004 
Chronic diarrhea, n/N 14/19 0/11 .0001 
Hypogammaglobulinemia, n/N 1/8 9/10 .001 
Platelet secretion defect, n/N 2/2 2/2  
HSCT, n/N 16/24 10/12  
Median age at HSCT (range) 6 mo (4 mo to 1.6 y) 9 y (2.4-24 y)  
Median age at death (range) 7 mo (9 d to 1.3 y) 8 y (6-16 y)  
Outcome alive, n 14  
    Alive without HSCT, n  
    Death from HLH, n  
    Alive after HSCT, n 14  
    Death from TRM, n  
Group 1, without exon 15 splice-site mutationsGroup 2, with exon 15 splice-site mutations on ≥ 1 alleleP
Patients, n 24 13  
Sex, male/female, n 11/13 6/6 .99 
Ethnic origin   .02 
    White, n  
    Turkish, n 10  
    Arab, n  
    Asian, n  
HLH in family, n/N 20/24 3/12  
Consanguinity, n/N 17/22 3/13  
Median age at diagnosis (range) 2 mo (3 d to 11 mo) 3 y (1.3-19 y) .003 
Episodes with partial or full HLH and remission spontaneously or to steroids only, n/N 1/21 7/12 .0004 
Chronic diarrhea, n/N 14/19 0/11 .0001 
Hypogammaglobulinemia, n/N 1/8 9/10 .001 
Platelet secretion defect, n/N 2/2 2/2  
HSCT, n/N 16/24 10/12  
Median age at HSCT (range) 6 mo (4 mo to 1.6 y) 9 y (2.4-24 y)  
Median age at death (range) 7 mo (9 d to 1.3 y) 8 y (6-16 y)  
Outcome alive, n 14  
    Alive without HSCT, n  
    Death from HLH, n  
    Alive after HSCT, n 14  
    Death from TRM, n  

TRM indicates transplant-related mortality.

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