Table 2

Immunologic features of patients with STAT3 gain-of-function mutations

Normal range/healthy control median valuePatient 1 (K658N)Patient 2 (K392R)Patient 3 (M394T)
Leukocytes  3400-8200 7100 6900 (7500)* 5900 
 Lymphocytes 1000-4500 1700 4278 (1270)* 820 ↓ 
 Monocytes 200-800 600 690 (370)* 570 
 Neutrophils 1500-7500 4800 1750 (5830)* 4130 
 Basophils 0-100 182 (0)* 80 
 Eosinophils 100-400 0 ↓ 10 (0)*↓ 280 
 Platelets 150 000-360 000 267 000 290 000 (266 000)* 271 000 
 NK cells (CD3CD16+/56+90-600 (12%) 12 (0.7%) ↓ 128 (3%) (38, 0.5%)* ↓ 40-90 (4-13%) ↓ 
 NK cell function and maturation  Normal Normal Normal 
Dendritic cells     
 Plasmacytoid linHLA-DR+CD123+CD11c 0.1-0.3% 0.06% ↓ <0.01% ↓ 0.01% ↓ 
 Monocytoid linHLA-DR+CD123CD11c+ 0.1-0.3% 0.2% <0.01% ↓ 0.73% ↑ 
CD3+ T cells 700-2100 (71%) 1462 (86%) 3507 (82%) (1092, 86%)* 474 (74%) 
 TCRαβ+ 94% 94% 45% ↓ (93%)* 97% 
 TCRγδ + 6% 6% 55% ↑ (7%)* 3% 
 CD57+ 21% 8.4% 65% ↑ 65% ↑ 
 CD4CD8 4.2% 3.4% 30% (2.3%)* ↑ 6% 
 CD4CD8 TCRαβ+ <3.4% 1.6% 1% 5% ↑ 
 CD4CD8 TCRγδ + NA 1.8% 29%↑ 1% 
CD3+CD4+ T cells 458-1406 (60%) 789 (54%) 666 (19%) ↓ (380, 34.8%)* 307 (48%) ↓ 
 CD45RO+ 51% 46% 70% ↑ NA 
 CD45RA+ 47% 51% 26% ↓ 18% ↓ 
 Ki-67+ 2% 2,50% 1.80% NA 
 HLA-DR+ 3% 29% 1.90% NA 
 TCM CCR7+CD45RA 38% 44% 54% ↑ 56% ↑ 
 Naive CCR7+CD45RA+ 45% 50% 24% ↓ 20% ↓ 
 TEM CCR7CD45RA 11% 5% 22% ↑ 23% ↑ 
 Temra CCR7CD45RA+ 4% 1% 1% 2% 
 Granzyme B+ 1% 0.2% 1.9% NA 
 Unstimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 0% 0.2% 0.1% Normal§ 
 Stimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 5% 7.3% 21.5% ↑ Normal§ 
 Treg FOXP3+CD25+ 2.3-7.8% 1.45% ↓ (0.67%)* ↓ 4.9% 
 Treg suppressive capacity  Low Low Normal 
 Th17 CD69+IL17+ 0.47-1.59% 0.13% ↓ (0.35%)* ↓ 0.22 ↓ 
CD3+CD8+ T cells 200-1200 (51%) 570 (39%) 1790 (51%) (339, 31%)* 134 (21%) 
 CD45RO+ 41% 20% 5% ↓ NA 
 CD45RA+ 72% 76% 93% ↑ 68% 
 Ki-67+ 1% 2,70% 16% ↑ NA 
 HLA-DR+ 3% 29% 56% ↑ NA 
 TCM CCR7+CD45RA 8% 11% 3% 13% 
 Naive CCR7+CD45RA+ 35% 62% ↑ 8% ↓ 45% ↑ 
 TEM CCR7CD45RA 27% 8% ↓ 4% ↓ 22% 
 Temra CCR7CD45RA+ 33% 19% 86% ↑ 21% 
 Granzyme B+ 11% 14.9% 0.2% NA 
 Unstimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 0% 0.1% 0.1% Normal§ 
 Stimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 7.20% 4.50% 4.30% Normal§ 
CD19+ B cells  70-230 (12%) 660 (9.3%) 174 (14%)* 80 (11%) 
 Transitional CD38hiIgMhi 0.6-3.5% 3.4% (0%)* ↓ 0.4% ↓ 
 Naive CD27IgD+ NA 70% ↑ (68%)* ↑ 94% ↑ 
 Mature B cells CD21+ 11-45% 84% ↑ (70%)* ↑ 88 ↑ 
 Memory CD27+ 15-45% 23% (26%)* 4% ↓ 
 Marginal zone-like CD27+IgD+IgM+ 7.2-30.8% 19.5% ↑ (24.9%)* ↑ 2.9% 
 Switched memory CD27+IgDIgM 6.5-29.2% 0.5% ↓ (0.5%)* ↓ <0.1 ↓ 
 Plasmablasts CD38++IgM — 0.0% (0.37%)* 0.5 
 Activated CD38lowCD21low 0.6-3.5% 12.1% ↑ (22.5%)* ↑ 11.7 ↑ 
Immunoglobulins (prior IVIG)  
 IgG 6.8-15.0 g/L 5.8 ↓ 2.8 ↓ 0.16 ↓ 
 IgA 0.52-4.02 g/L 1.67 0.21 1.7 
 IgM 0.47-2.84 g/L 3.38 1.44 0.6 
 IgE 0-110 IU/L 0.7 0.5 <2 
Complement Classical., alternative, and mannan-binding lectin pathway hemolytic activities Normal Normal Normal 
Lymphocyte proliferative responses to mitogens Phytohemagglutinin, concanavalin A, pokeweed mitogen Normal Normal Normal 
Lymphocyte chemotaxis NA NA Normal 
Specific antibodies against vaccine antigens Tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcal polysaccharide Protective Protective Tetanus unprotective, others NA 
Autoantibodies TPO positive Negative Negative 
Normal range/healthy control median valuePatient 1 (K658N)Patient 2 (K392R)Patient 3 (M394T)
Leukocytes  3400-8200 7100 6900 (7500)* 5900 
 Lymphocytes 1000-4500 1700 4278 (1270)* 820 ↓ 
 Monocytes 200-800 600 690 (370)* 570 
 Neutrophils 1500-7500 4800 1750 (5830)* 4130 
 Basophils 0-100 182 (0)* 80 
 Eosinophils 100-400 0 ↓ 10 (0)*↓ 280 
 Platelets 150 000-360 000 267 000 290 000 (266 000)* 271 000 
 NK cells (CD3CD16+/56+90-600 (12%) 12 (0.7%) ↓ 128 (3%) (38, 0.5%)* ↓ 40-90 (4-13%) ↓ 
 NK cell function and maturation  Normal Normal Normal 
Dendritic cells     
 Plasmacytoid linHLA-DR+CD123+CD11c 0.1-0.3% 0.06% ↓ <0.01% ↓ 0.01% ↓ 
 Monocytoid linHLA-DR+CD123CD11c+ 0.1-0.3% 0.2% <0.01% ↓ 0.73% ↑ 
CD3+ T cells 700-2100 (71%) 1462 (86%) 3507 (82%) (1092, 86%)* 474 (74%) 
 TCRαβ+ 94% 94% 45% ↓ (93%)* 97% 
 TCRγδ + 6% 6% 55% ↑ (7%)* 3% 
 CD57+ 21% 8.4% 65% ↑ 65% ↑ 
 CD4CD8 4.2% 3.4% 30% (2.3%)* ↑ 6% 
 CD4CD8 TCRαβ+ <3.4% 1.6% 1% 5% ↑ 
 CD4CD8 TCRγδ + NA 1.8% 29%↑ 1% 
CD3+CD4+ T cells 458-1406 (60%) 789 (54%) 666 (19%) ↓ (380, 34.8%)* 307 (48%) ↓ 
 CD45RO+ 51% 46% 70% ↑ NA 
 CD45RA+ 47% 51% 26% ↓ 18% ↓ 
 Ki-67+ 2% 2,50% 1.80% NA 
 HLA-DR+ 3% 29% 1.90% NA 
 TCM CCR7+CD45RA 38% 44% 54% ↑ 56% ↑ 
 Naive CCR7+CD45RA+ 45% 50% 24% ↓ 20% ↓ 
 TEM CCR7CD45RA 11% 5% 22% ↑ 23% ↑ 
 Temra CCR7CD45RA+ 4% 1% 1% 2% 
 Granzyme B+ 1% 0.2% 1.9% NA 
 Unstimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 0% 0.2% 0.1% Normal§ 
 Stimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 5% 7.3% 21.5% ↑ Normal§ 
 Treg FOXP3+CD25+ 2.3-7.8% 1.45% ↓ (0.67%)* ↓ 4.9% 
 Treg suppressive capacity  Low Low Normal 
 Th17 CD69+IL17+ 0.47-1.59% 0.13% ↓ (0.35%)* ↓ 0.22 ↓ 
CD3+CD8+ T cells 200-1200 (51%) 570 (39%) 1790 (51%) (339, 31%)* 134 (21%) 
 CD45RO+ 41% 20% 5% ↓ NA 
 CD45RA+ 72% 76% 93% ↑ 68% 
 Ki-67+ 1% 2,70% 16% ↑ NA 
 HLA-DR+ 3% 29% 56% ↑ NA 
 TCM CCR7+CD45RA 8% 11% 3% 13% 
 Naive CCR7+CD45RA+ 35% 62% ↑ 8% ↓ 45% ↑ 
 TEM CCR7CD45RA 27% 8% ↓ 4% ↓ 22% 
 Temra CCR7CD45RA+ 33% 19% 86% ↑ 21% 
 Granzyme B+ 11% 14.9% 0.2% NA 
 Unstimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 0% 0.1% 0.1% Normal§ 
 Stimulated IFN-γ/TNF-α secretion 7.20% 4.50% 4.30% Normal§ 
CD19+ B cells  70-230 (12%) 660 (9.3%) 174 (14%)* 80 (11%) 
 Transitional CD38hiIgMhi 0.6-3.5% 3.4% (0%)* ↓ 0.4% ↓ 
 Naive CD27IgD+ NA 70% ↑ (68%)* ↑ 94% ↑ 
 Mature B cells CD21+ 11-45% 84% ↑ (70%)* ↑ 88 ↑ 
 Memory CD27+ 15-45% 23% (26%)* 4% ↓ 
 Marginal zone-like CD27+IgD+IgM+ 7.2-30.8% 19.5% ↑ (24.9%)* ↑ 2.9% 
 Switched memory CD27+IgDIgM 6.5-29.2% 0.5% ↓ (0.5%)* ↓ <0.1 ↓ 
 Plasmablasts CD38++IgM — 0.0% (0.37%)* 0.5 
 Activated CD38lowCD21low 0.6-3.5% 12.1% ↑ (22.5%)* ↑ 11.7 ↑ 
Immunoglobulins (prior IVIG)  
 IgG 6.8-15.0 g/L 5.8 ↓ 2.8 ↓ 0.16 ↓ 
 IgA 0.52-4.02 g/L 1.67 0.21 1.7 
 IgM 0.47-2.84 g/L 3.38 1.44 0.6 
 IgE 0-110 IU/L 0.7 0.5 <2 
Complement Classical., alternative, and mannan-binding lectin pathway hemolytic activities Normal Normal Normal 
Lymphocyte proliferative responses to mitogens Phytohemagglutinin, concanavalin A, pokeweed mitogen Normal Normal Normal 
Lymphocyte chemotaxis NA NA Normal 
Specific antibodies against vaccine antigens Tetanus, diphtheria, pneumococcal polysaccharide Protective Protective Tetanus unprotective, others NA 
Autoantibodies TPO positive Negative Negative 

CD3+ T-cell, CD4+ cell, CD8+ cell, and CD19+ cell numbers are indicated as absolute counts and relative percentages of all lymphocytes (%). Healthy control values are indicated either as absolute count ranges or medians (%).

↑, high value; ↓, low value; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy; NA, not applicable; TCM, central memory T cell; TEM, effector memory T cell; Temra, effector memory RA T cell; Treg, regulatory T cell.

*

Tested before onset of lymphoproliferation at 12 y of age.

Of all activated CD3+CD4+ cells.

For detailed specification, see supplemental data.

§

Test method differs from that of other patients.

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