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<Articles JournalTitle="Immunology and Genetics Journal">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Immunology and Genetics Journal</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2645-4831</Issn>
      <Volume>7</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">A Novel Homozygous RAB27A Mutation is Associated with Griscelli Syndrom type II and Less Severe Presentations</title>
    <FirstPage>82</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>86</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mostafa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kamali</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sepideh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Shahkarami</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit&#xE4;t M&#xFC;nchen (LMU), Munich, Germany; Medical Genetics Network (MeGeNe), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Munich, Germany</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Elham</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rayzan</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children&#x2019;s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; International Hematology/Oncology of Pediatrics Experts (IHOPE), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Iraj</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mohammazadeh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Noncommunicable Pediatric Diseases Research Center, Amirkola Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Meino</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rohlfs</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit&#xE4;t M&#xFC;nchen (LMU), Munich, Germany</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Christoph</FirstName>
        <LastName>Klein</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pediatrics, Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit&#xE4;t M&#xFC;nchen (LMU), Munich, Germany</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nima</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rezaei</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran; Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children&#x2019;s Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>08</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>12</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: Griscelli syndrome type II is a primary immunodeficiency disorder caused by RAB27A gene mutation and is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and characterized by oculocutaneous hypopigmentation and various cellular immune system deficiencies.
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Case Presentation: Herein, we report a 5-year-old girl with silvery-gray hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes who were referred to our primary immune deficiency clinic because of recurrent oral thrush. Further investigations were performed to uncover the probable underlying genetic disorder. Whole-exome sequencing revealed a novel mutation in the RAB27A gene (c.137T&gt;G) and confirmed the diagnosis of Griscelli syndrome type 2.
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Conclusions: Due to the poor prognosis nature of this disorder and also its need for differential diagnosis with some other conditions with hypopigmentation, prompt diagnosis, genetic analysis, and proper treatment are necessary for avoiding serious complications.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://igj.tums.ac.ir/index.php/igj/article/view/163</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://igj.tums.ac.ir/index.php/igj/article/download/163/146</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
