Mechanisms of Immune Deficiency
- The purpose of this study is to learn more about the changes in genes, cells and proteins that cause immune deficiency diseases.
The early stages of the study will focus on two groups of patients:
- members of families in which several persons have symptoms or medical histories that suggest immune deficiency.
- Patients who have received treatments with medications or drugs that affect functions of the immune system (secondary immune deficiencies).
It is hoped that studies will provide guidelines for extension of the research to other patient groups. Up to 200 patients and family members will be invited to participate.
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Detailed Description
The experiments that are proposed in this portion of the study are intended to:
- characterize the significance of the variant form of EZH2 identified in this family. They will characterize the degree of methylation of lysine 27 of histone H3 in subjects with the variant and members of the same family who have the wild type gene. The functional methyltransferase activity of the variant and wild type genes will be measured.
- characterize the current status of B-cell maturation and function in subjects with either the variant gene and the wild type gene.
- characterize B-cell function (antibody production) and the quality of antibody produced after immunizations in subjects with the wild type gene or the variant gene.
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Enrollment
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
Study Contact
- Name: Charles Kirkpatrick
- Phone Number: (303) 724-7197
- Email: charles.kirkpatrick@ucdenver.edu
Study Locations
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Colorado
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Denver, Colorado, United States, 80045
- Recruiting
- UColorado
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Contact:
- Charles H Kirkpatrick, MD
- Phone Number: 303-724-7197
- Email: charles.kirkparick@ucdenver.edu
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Immunodeficiency disease; or
- family member of individual with immunodeficiency disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- Persons with immune deficiencies that are secondary to other diseases such as malignancies.
- Persons who do not have immune deficiencies, persons who are not meet eligibility criteria
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Family-Based
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Number of groups / cohorts
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / CohortGroup / Cohort |
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Individuals with immune deficiencies
aged 18 years or older and have an immune deficiency
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Family members
aged 18 years or older and are related to a person who has an immune deficiency
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Measurement of Serum immune globulin
Time Frame: each year for up to 20 years
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The clinical definition of "hypogamma-globulinemia is values that are 2 SD below the mean value for the testing laboratory.
For this study values that are below the lower limit of abnormal will be scored as abnormal.
Chi-square analysis or Fisher's exact test will compare values between subjects with the wild type gene and the variant gene.
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each year for up to 20 years
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Antibody responses
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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A four-fold difference or a post-immunization titer of ≥1.3 µg/ml is scored as a true antibody response.
Antibody titers and avidity indices are transformed to log2 and evaluated using the Student's T-test.
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4 weeks
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Measurement of NK cell function
Time Frame: one time
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Spearman correlation will be used to compare the relationship between expression of CD207a by NK cells that are activated with K562 cells or NK cells that are activated with PMA/iono.
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one time
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DNA sequencing
Time Frame: one time
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When indicated, whole exome or whole genome sequencing will be done to identify genetic basis (if any) of the immune deficiency
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one time
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measurement of cellular components of the immune system
Time Frame: each year for up to 20 years
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Flow cytometry will be used to identify numbers of cells of various types (e.g.,subpopulations of B-cells and T-cells) to evaluate changes in various cell populations over time.
This is especially important for studies of family members who carry disease-causing or disease-associated genes but are clinically health at the time of the first study
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each year for up to 20 years
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health outcome measurements
Time Frame: each year for up to 20 years
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The SF-36 form will be used serially to identify changes in health over time
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each year for up to 20 years
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Measurement of avidity
Time Frame: each year for up to 20 years
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avidity indices are transformed to log2 and evaluated using the Student's T-test
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each year for up to 20 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Charles Kirkpatrick, University of Colorado, Denver
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Bonilla FA, Khan DA, Ballas ZK, Chinen J, Frank MM, Hsu JT, Keller M, Kobrynski LJ, Komarow HD, Mazer B, Nelson RP Jr, Orange JS, Routes JM, Shearer WT, Sorensen RU, Verbsky JW, Bernstein DI, Blessing-Moore J, Lang D, Nicklas RA, Oppenheimer J, Portnoy JM, Randolph CR, Schuller D, Spector SL, Tilles S, Wallace D; Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters, representing the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; and the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Practice parameter for the diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Nov;136(5):1186-205.e1-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.04.049. Epub 2015 Sep 12.
- O'Meara MM, Simon JA. Inner workings and regulatory inputs that control Polycomb repressive complex 2. Chromosoma. 2012 Jun;121(3):221-34. doi: 10.1007/s00412-012-0361-1. Epub 2012 Feb 19.
- Su IH, Basavaraj A, Krutchinsky AN, Hobert O, Ullrich A, Chait BT, Tarakhovsky A. Ezh2 controls B cell development through histone H3 methylation and Igh rearrangement. Nat Immunol. 2003 Feb;4(2):124-31. doi: 10.1038/ni876. Epub 2002 Dec 23.
- Caganova M, Carrisi C, Varano G, Mainoldi F, Zanardi F, Germain PL, George L, Alberghini F, Ferrarini L, Talukder AK, Ponzoni M, Testa G, Nojima T, Doglioni C, Kitamura D, Toellner KM, Su IH, Casola S. Germinal center dysregulation by histone methyltransferase EZH2 promotes lymphomagenesis. J Clin Invest. 2013 Dec;123(12):5009-22. doi: 10.1172/JCI70626. Epub 2013 Nov 8. Erratum In: J Clin Invest. 2014 Apr 1;124(4):1869.
- Bodor C, Grossmann V, Popov N, Okosun J, O'Riain C, Tan K, Marzec J, Araf S, Wang J, Lee AM, Clear A, Montoto S, Matthews J, Iqbal S, Rajnai H, Rosenwald A, Ott G, Campo E, Rimsza LM, Smeland EB, Chan WC, Braziel RM, Staudt LM, Wright G, Lister TA, Elemento O, Hills R, Gribben JG, Chelala C, Matolcsy A, Kohlmann A, Haferlach T, Gascoyne RD, Fitzgibbon J. EZH2 mutations are frequent and represent an early event in follicular lymphoma. Blood. 2013 Oct 31;122(18):3165-8. doi: 10.1182/blood-2013-04-496893. Epub 2013 Sep 19.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- 18-0337
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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