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Using CHILD breastmilk samples, research led by Kate Donald published in PNAS uncovers a new link between maternal IgA, infant gut microbiota composition, and immune development: childstudy.ca/antibodies-i...

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🔬 From our August issue: Vaseghi-Shanjani et al. @turveylab.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1084/jem....) report a novel human disease caused by a ThPOK variant. Image shows chest CT of a 3.5 yo patient with diffuse ground glass opacities & subpleural cystic/honeycombing changes. rupress.org/jem/issue/22...

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ASXL1 deficiency causes epigenetic dysfunction, combined #immunodeficiency, and EBV-associated lymphoma, say Maggie Fu, Mehul Sharma, Michael Kobor, Stuart Turvey, Catherine Biggs et al.
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Thank you Vijay. This one is definitely a blood gene! 🧬🧬🧬

You are kind to be so supportive @romberglab.bsky.social !!

This discovery of a new human inborn error of immunity speaks to the power of collaboration.
Not possible without the leadership of Dr. Catherine Biggs, dedication of Maggie Fu, epigenetic expertise of Dr. Michael Kobor, and ultimately the trust of the patient/family.

New in @jem.org: Fu et al. identify biallelic germline ASXL1 variants as the cause of a novel #InbornErrorOfImmunity, linking ASXL1 deficiency to epigenetic dysregulation, combined immune deficiency, chronic viral infections, & malignancy
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Very proud of this new paper describing a novel human immune defect caused by ASXL1 deficiency.
We really had to open the genomics tool box to solve this one, including neat tricks like calculating the epigenetic age.
All led by Dr. Catherine Biggs!

ASXL1 deficiency causes epigenetic dysfunction, combined immunodeficiency, and EBV-associated lymphoma @jem.org @turveylab.bsky.social
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Garvan Faculty Member - Sydney (LGA), New South Wales (AU) job with The Garvan Institute | 12841341 The Garvan Institute invites applicants for Faculty-level positions in the Immune Biotherapies and Precision Immunology Programs.

The Precision Immunology and Immune Biotherapies Programs at the Garvan Institute are looking for new Faculty members. Come join us and work with amazing scientists in an amazing place @labphan.bsky.social @garvaninstitute.bsky.social
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One the many advances in this incredible paper by Columbia's Milner and Izar labs shows that GOF variants in PIK3CD are not all that rare, including p.M285T that occurs in 1/8000, and is correlated with autoimmune diseases. There are many more APDS patients lurking out there! #IEI #raredisease

The third most abundant ingredient in human milk isn’t digested by babies—it feeds B. infantis, a beneficial microbe linked to healthy development and reduced asthma risk. The CHILD Cohort Study has been tracking it for years, yet only ~20% of Canadian infants carry it. Can we help bring it back?

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Proud to add another entry to the list of human inborn errors of immunity.

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A multimorphic variant in ThPOK causes an inborn error of immunity with T cell defects and fibrosis @jem.org
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Thank you Jonathan. The IEI field has a rich history of initial descriptions in single patients. A big factor is that we can access the affected organ through simple blood tests.

Thank you Vijay...doing my best to try to keep up with you!

Thank you Don. So important to find these disorders and end the diagnostic odyssey for patients all around the world!

Vaseghi-Shanjani, Sharma, Biggs, Turvey et al. report the first human disease caused by a genetic alteration in ThPOK, establishing ThPOK as essential for human T cell development and the regulation of #fibrosis. rupress.org/jem/article/...

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#InbornErrorsOfImmunity

In jem.org, Vaseghi-Shanjani, Sharma, Biggs, Turvey et al. report the first human disease caused by a genetic alteration in ThPOK, establishing ThPOK as essential for human T cell development and the regulation of #fibrosis rupress.org/jem/article/...
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#InbornErrorsOfImmunity

📢📢Published today in @jem.org 📢📢
New human inborn error of immunity.

We describe the first reported human with a monogenic disorder caused by the disruption of ZBTB7B, which encodes the transcription factor ThPOK.

rupress.org/jem/article/...

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