Table 1

Characteristics of patients with TTC7A deficiency undergoing HSCT

GenotypeImmunologyGut phenotypeIS pre-HSCTDonorStem cell sourceConditioning regimenGVHDChimerism
Patient 1         
 p.Glu191fs Low IgG levels Pyloric stenosis Steroids Unrelated CB TBI 2 Gy None CD3 = 51% donor 
 p.I854Phe Impaired mitogen stimulation Microcolon Azathioprine HLA 8/10 Cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg CD15 = 15% donor 
Autoimmune enterocolitis (PE) Infliximab Fludarabine 200 mg/m2 
Daclizumab ATG 7.5 mg/kg 
Patient 2         
 p.Gly45_Ala55del Low IgG levels D/AC/TC atresias Steroids Sibling BM Treosulfan 42 g/m2 Acute skin CD3 = 100% donor 
 p.Gly45_Ala55del Reduced TRECs Microcolon Infliximab HLA 10/10 Cyclophosphamide 120 mg/kg Grade 1 CD15 = 100% donor 
Autoimmune enterocolitis (PE) Basiliximab 
Cyclosporine 
Patient 3         
 p.Glu71Lys Low IgG levels Exomphalos Steroids Unrelated PBSCs Treosulfan 36 g/m2 None CD3 = 96% donor 
 p.Glu96 Low T/NK cells Pyloric/ileal atresias HLA 12/12 Fludarabine 150 mg/m2 CD15 = 7% donor 
Reduced TRECs Microcolon Alemtuzumab 1 mg/kg  
Abnormal mitogen stimulation Autoimmune enterocolitis (PE)  
Patient 4         
 p.K606R Low IgG levels Pyloric stenosis None Sibling BM Equine ATG 30 mg/kg None CD3 = 100% donor 
 p.S672P Low T cells Jejunal and colonic atresias HLA 9/10 CD15 = 6% donor 
Absent TRECs Microcolon 
Abnormal mitogen stimulation 
GenotypeImmunologyGut phenotypeIS pre-HSCTDonorStem cell sourceConditioning regimenGVHDChimerism
Patient 1         
 p.Glu191fs Low IgG levels Pyloric stenosis Steroids Unrelated CB TBI 2 Gy None CD3 = 51% donor 
 p.I854Phe Impaired mitogen stimulation Microcolon Azathioprine HLA 8/10 Cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg CD15 = 15% donor 
Autoimmune enterocolitis (PE) Infliximab Fludarabine 200 mg/m2 
Daclizumab ATG 7.5 mg/kg 
Patient 2         
 p.Gly45_Ala55del Low IgG levels D/AC/TC atresias Steroids Sibling BM Treosulfan 42 g/m2 Acute skin CD3 = 100% donor 
 p.Gly45_Ala55del Reduced TRECs Microcolon Infliximab HLA 10/10 Cyclophosphamide 120 mg/kg Grade 1 CD15 = 100% donor 
Autoimmune enterocolitis (PE) Basiliximab 
Cyclosporine 
Patient 3         
 p.Glu71Lys Low IgG levels Exomphalos Steroids Unrelated PBSCs Treosulfan 36 g/m2 None CD3 = 96% donor 
 p.Glu96 Low T/NK cells Pyloric/ileal atresias HLA 12/12 Fludarabine 150 mg/m2 CD15 = 7% donor 
Reduced TRECs Microcolon Alemtuzumab 1 mg/kg  
Abnormal mitogen stimulation Autoimmune enterocolitis (PE)  
Patient 4         
 p.K606R Low IgG levels Pyloric stenosis None Sibling BM Equine ATG 30 mg/kg None CD3 = 100% donor 
 p.S672P Low T cells Jejunal and colonic atresias HLA 9/10 CD15 = 6% donor 
Absent TRECs Microcolon 
Abnormal mitogen stimulation 

Additional data on histological evolution post-HSCT are in the supplemental Material.

ATG, antithymocyte globulin; BM, bone marrow; CB, cord blood; D/AC/TC, duodenum/ascending colon/transverse colon; GVHD, graft-versus-host disease; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IS, immune suppression; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cell; PE, panenteric (small and large bowel); TBI, total body irradiation.

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