Brief Report: <i>IFIH1</i> Mutation Causes Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Selective IgA Deficiency

Abstract

This finding adds a new genetic causation for Mendelian lupus and greatly extends the disease spectrum associated with mutations in IFIH1 (ranging from inflammatory encephalopathy to prototypic systemic autoimmune disease). This marked phenotypic heterogeneity, despite an identical mutation, demonstrates the importance of modifying factors in type I IFN-dependent pathologies caused by mutations in IFIH1.