Novel Insights into the Clinical Features, Genetic Spectrum and Clonal Evolution of Patients Carrying NLRP3 Mosaicism


Por: Bonet N, Mascaro JM Jr, Hurtado-Navarro L, Angosto-Bazarra D, Callejas-Rubio JL, Clemente D, Souto A, Lima O, Palmou-Fontana N, Baselga E, Jiménez-Treviño S, Remesal A, Andreu-Barasoain M, Fernandez-Dominguez L, Riera-Monroig J, Aparicio M, Garcia-Herrero J, Pesqué D, Sanchez-Calvin MT, Lezana-Rosales JM, Correyero-Plaza M, Garcia-Villalba J, Bolaño V, Peiro S, Diaz M, Vlagea A, Lorca D, Fabregat V, Anton MC, Plaza S, Gonzalez-Granado LI, Postigo C, de Morales JMG, de la Fuente EG, Iglesias-Jimenez E, Gomez-Roman J, Vázquez-Triñanes C, Lopez-Robledillo JC, Ortego-Centeno N, Giménez-Arnau AM, Campistol JM, Laayouni H, de Landazuri IO, Yagüe-Ribes J, Gonzalez-Roca E, Mensa-Vilaro A, Fornas O, Ramos E, Pelegrin P, Casals F and Arostegui-Gorospe JI

Publicada: 30 sep 2025 Ahead of Print: 30 sep 2025
Resumen:
NLRP3 mosaicism is a well-established mechanism causing the monogenic autoinflammatory disease named cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes (CAPS). The number of reported patients with NLRP3 mosaicism is small, and the knowledge about the long-term disease behavior is limited. Herein we assembled the largest cohort of individuals with NLRP3 mosaicism reported to date to obtain additional evidence that strengthens the understanding of this disease. The novel genetic data were obtained by using Sanger and next-generation sequencing methods, whereas in vitro analyses determined the functional consequences of detected variants. A total of seventeen individuals with NLRP3 mosaicism were enrolled, with 16/17 experiencing different CAPS phenotypes. An overrepresentation of late-onset forms was detected (37.5%). Overall, clinical manifestations, analytical results, and outcomes of treatments were markedly similar to those detected in patients with germline variants. A large mutational diversity was identified, with 16 different variants among 17 individuals. Two main patterns of mosaicism (extended vs. myeloid-restricted) were detected, with the last one overrepresented in the late-onset group. The evaluation of mosaicism over time identified three different patterns, being the group with stable mosaicism the largest one. Collected evidence supports the marked similarities among patients carrying somatic or germline NLRP3 variants. The overrepresentation of NLRP3 mosaicism in late-onset forms should be considered in patients with inflammatory manifestations starting in adulthood. Analysis of mosaicism at the biological level confirms the two known patterns of corporal distribution and reveals that mosaicism remains stable over time in most patients, but it may also vary during the course of the disease.

Filiaciones:
Bonet N:
 Genomics Core Facility, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Mascaro JM Jr:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

 Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

 School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Hurtado-Navarro L:
 Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Angosto-Bazarra D:
 Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Callejas-Rubio JL:
 Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain

Clemente D:
 Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain

Souto A:
 Department of Rheumatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain

Lima O:
 Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain

Palmou-Fontana N:
 Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

Baselga E:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain

Jiménez-Treviño S:
 Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Remesal A:
 Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain

Andreu-Barasoain M:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Fundación Alcorcón, Alcorcón, Spain

Fernandez-Dominguez L:
 Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Santa María Nai, Ourense, Spain

Riera-Monroig J:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Aparicio M:
 Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Garcia-Herrero J:
 Department of Immunology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, Spain

Pesqué D:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain

 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Sanchez-Calvin MT:
 Department of Genetics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Lezana-Rosales JM:
 Department of Genetics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Correyero-Plaza M:
 Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Garcia-Villalba J:
 Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Bolaño V:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Peiro S:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Diaz M:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Vlagea A:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Lorca D:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Fabregat V:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Anton MC:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Plaza S:
 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Gonzalez-Granado LI:
 Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Postigo C:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

de Morales JMG:
 Department of Immunology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Leon, Leon, Spain

de la Fuente EG:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Iglesias-Jimenez E:
 Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain

Gomez-Roman J:
 Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain

Vázquez-Triñanes C:
 Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

Lopez-Robledillo JC:
 Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain

Ortego-Centeno N:
 Department of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Giménez-Arnau AM:
 Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain

 Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Campistol JM:
 Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

 School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 Department of Nephrology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain

Laayouni H:
 Department of Medicine and Life Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

 Barcelona Beta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain

de Landazuri IO:
 Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Yagüe-Ribes J:
 Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

 School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Gonzalez-Roca E:
 Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Mensa-Vilaro A:
 Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Fornas O:
 Flow Cytometry Unit, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

Ramos E:
 Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Pelegrin P:
 Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

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 Department of Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics, Universitat of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain

 Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain

Arostegui-Gorospe JI:
 Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

 School of Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

 Department of Immunology (esc 4-pl 0), Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, Barcelona, 08036, Spain
ISSN: 02719142





JOURNAL OF CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 45 Número: 1
Páginas: 134-134
WOS Id: 001586140000005
ID de PubMed: 41026232
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