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Published January 1, 2024 | Version v1
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LTβR deficiency causes lymph node aplasia and impaired B cell differentiation

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  • 1. St Anna Childrens Canc Res Inst, Vienna, Austria
  • 2. Istanbul Univ, CerrahpaSa Fac Med, Dept Pediat Allergy & Immunol, Istanbul, Turkiye
  • 3. Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar City Hosp, Dept Pediat Neurol, Istanbul, Turkiye
  • 4. Marmara Univ, Fac Med, Dept Nucl Med, Istanbul, Turkiye
  • 5. Ankara Bilkent City Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Ankara, Turkiye

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Secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) provide the confined microenvironment required for stromal cells to interact with immune cells to initiate adaptive immune responses resulting in B cell differentiation. Here, we studied three patients from two families with functional hyposplenism, absence of tonsils, and complete lymph node aplasia, leading to recurrent bacterial and viral infections. We identified biallelic loss-of-function mutations in LTBR, encoding the lymphotoxin beta receptor (LT beta R), primarily expressed on stromal cells. Patients with LT beta R deficiency had hypogammaglobulinemia, diminished memory B cells, regulatory and follicular T helper cells, and dysregulated expression of several tumor necrosis factor family members. B cell differentiation in an ex vivo coculture system was intact, implying that the observed B cell defects were not intrinsic in nature and instead resulted from LT beta R-dependent stromal cell interaction signaling critical for SLO formation. Collectively, we define a human inborn error of immunity caused primarily by a stromal defect affecting the development and function of SLOs.

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