DISEASE: T-cell immunodeficiency congenital alopecia and nail dystrophy
Entry
H01181 Disease
Name
T-cell immunodeficiency congenital alopecia and nail dystrophy
Description
T-cell immunodeficiency congenital alopecia and nail dystrophy (TIDAND) is a severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) syndrome caused by a mutation in FOXN1 gene encoding a transcription factor selectively expressed in thymic epithelia and skin. SCIDs are disorders of both cell-mediated and humoral immunity, characterized by high susceptibility to develop severe and sometimes fatal infections. TIDAND is the only human SCID caused by an intrinsic abnormality of the epithelial component of the thymus. The disease is always associated with a profound T-cell defect.
Category
Immune system disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
04 Diseases of the immune system
Primary immunodeficiencies
4A01 Primary immunodeficiencies due to disorders of adaptive immunity
H01181 T-cell immunodeficiency congenital alopecia and nail dystrophy
Adriani M, Martinez-Mir A, Fusco F, Busiello R, Frank J, Telese S, Matrecano E, Ursini MV, Christiano AM, Pignata C
Title
Ancestral founder mutation of the nude (FOXN1) gene in congenital severe combined immunodeficiency associated with alopecia in southern Italy population.