Brief Report: Cryopyrin‐Associated Periodic Syndrome Caused by a Myeloid‐Restricted Somatic NLRP3 Mutation
Open Access
- 18 May 2015
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatology
- Vol. 67 (9), 2482-2486
- https://doi.org/10.1002/art.39190
Abstract
Objective To identify the cause of disease in an adult patient presenting with recent‐onset fevers, chills, urticaria, fatigue, and profound myalgia, who was found to be negative for cryopyrin‐associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) NLRP3 mutations by conventional Sanger DNA sequencing. Methods We performed whole‐exome sequencing and targeted deep sequencing using DNA from the patient's whole blood to identify a possible NLRP3 somatic mutation. We then screened for this mutation in subcloned NLRP3 amplicons from fibroblasts, buccal cells, granulocytes, negatively selected monocytes, and T and B lymphocytes and further confirmed the somatic mutation by targeted sequencing of exon 3. Results We identified a previously reported CAPS‐associated mutation, p.Tyr570Cys, with a mutant allele frequency of 15% based on exome data. Targeted sequencing and subcloning of NLRP3 amplicons confirmed the presence of the somatic mutation in whole blood at a ratio similar to the exome data. The mutant allele frequency was in the range of 13.3–16.8% in monocytes and 15.2–18% in granulocytes. Notably, this mutation was either absent or present at a very low frequency in B and T lymphocytes, in buccal cells, and in the patient's cultured fibroblasts. Conclusion Our findings indicate the possibility of myeloid‐restricted somatic mosaicism in the pathogenesis of CAPS, underscoring the emerging role of massively parallel sequencing in clinical diagnosis.Funding Information
- Intramural Research Programs of the National Human Genome Research Institute
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
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