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                                                                                                      N/A = not available, TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone
                                                                                                     TSH values were determined by a different laboratory; reference range 0.4–7 mU/L
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                                                                                                     Currently under treatment with T3, 80 mcg/day
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                                                                                                      distribution of the Israeli population and/or weight < 5th percentile for weight distribution of the Israeli population
                                                                                                      For adults, height < 5th percentile for height distribution of the Israeli population [24], or body mass index < 18 kg/m. For children, height < 5th percentile for height
                                                                                                      ^
                                                                                                      retardation (IQ < 70) [24]
                                                                                                     Emotional disturbances (or relevant medical treatment), hyperkinetic behavior, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disability and/or mental
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                                                                                                      greater than age-adjusted normal range, adapted from Fleming et al. [25].
                                                                                                     For adults, resting pulse > 100 beats per minute or current related medical treatment (beta-blockade or calcium-channel blockade). For children, resting heart-rate
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                                                                                                      Physician examination, post-thyroidectomy status, or imaging
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                                                                                                      ***Results for free T3 (FT3) are given in parenthesis. Reference ranges TSH (0.35–5.5 mU/L), FT4 (10–20 pmol/L), total T3 (1.2–3 nmol/L), FT3 (3.1–6.8 pmol/L)
                                                                                                      designated generation I, individual 1 (I-1). For family 7, generations and individuals are indicated as shown in Figure 1B
                                                                                                      generation is arbitrarily designated as II and the proband designated individual 1. Siblings of the proband are designated II-2, II-3, etc. The proband’s mother is
                                                                                                      **Generations are labeled with Roman numerals. Arabic numbers indicate the individual in each generation. For all families except for family  7, the proband
                                                                                                      *Mutation names are listed in order of coding sequence
                                                                                                      Key clinical categories were adapted from Refetoff S, Dumitrescu AM [24]
                                                                                                      Reported Prevalence (1)
                                                                                                      Study Prevalence
                                                                                                      Pro453Thr
                                                                                                      Pro453Ser
                                                                                                      p.Arg438His
                                                                                                      (Novel)
                                                                                                      (p.His435Arg)
                                                                                                      p.Arg338Trp
                                                                                                      p.Leu328Ser
                                                                                                      p.Arg320Leu
                                                                                                      p.Arg320Cys
                                                                                                      Mutation*
                                                                                                      Table 2. Clinical presentation of THRB gene mutation carriers
                                                                                                      THRB mutation carriers and 25 non-carrier family mem-
                                                                                                      Further evaluation of all eight families identified 13 additional
                                                                                                      ClInICAl pRESEnTATIOn Of THRB MuTATIOn CARRIERS
 KEY WORDS:
                                                                                                      suggest that p.His435Arg is causal and results in RTH-β syndrome.
                                                                                                      characteristics [Table 2]. Taken together, these findings strongly
                                                                                                      and non-suppressed TSH, as well as typical and variable clinical
                                                                                                      regated with classic laboratory phenotype, including elevated THs
                                                                                                      found to be mutation carriers [Figure 1B]. The mutation co-seg-
                                                                                                      to participate and six of these, one adult and five children, were
                                                                                                    Additional family members were recruited. Fifteen agreed
                                                                                                      RTH-β (p.His435Leu, p.His435Gln, and p.His435Tyr) [9,10].
                                                                                                      patients with clinical and biochemical evidence supporting
                                                                                                      missense mutations were previously reported in this codon in
                                                                                                      found in any of the relevant databases, although three different
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 factor B, C2 and C4 is increased in murine lupus   14.  Etzioni A, Ochs HD, McCurdy D, Gatti RA. Dunall   munodeficiency and autoimmunity.  N Eng J Med   performed on 7 affected and 4 unaffected mothers as indicated
 nephritis. J Clin Invest 1988; 82:1676-84.  found: Ataxia Telangiectasia gene and function.   2009; 360: 1971-80.  if the offspring mutation status was unknown. One additional
          mother could not be reached to respond to the questionnaire.   Interestingly, affected infants of affected mothers appeared
 Capsule  Miscarriage rate, defined as spontaneous abortion occurring   more likely to be born SGA (50%) and have weight gain
          at any stage of pregnancy, was calculated for each mother and   problems during infancy (63%) than any of the other groups
          was found to be independent of maternal mutation status     (9–33%). Moreover, all four affected SGA offspring born to
 fibrin-targeting immunotherapy protects against neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration  (P = 0.16 by unpaired t-test) [Table 3].  affected mothers had birth weights below the 5th percentile
 Activation of innate immunity and deposition of blood-  adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activation   Of the 15 mothers with known THRB genotype, four were   for gestational age; whereas, the weight of the unaffected SGA
 derived fibrin in the central nervous system (CNS) occur in   and the expression of proinflammatory genes. In animal   excluded from subsequent analyses, two refused to allow off-  infant of the affected mother was in the 10th percentile. One
 autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, including   models of MS and AD, 5B8 entered the CNS and bound to   spring THRB genotyping, one was lost to follow-up, and one   normal infant of an unaffected mother was severely SGA (< 1st
 multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However,   parenchymal fibrin, and its therapeutic administration reduced   had difficulties recalling pregnancy details and her medical   percentile), possibly related to maternal hypertension, which
 the mechanisms that link disruption of the blood–brain barrier   the activation of innate immunity and neurodegeneration.   records were not available.   was diagnosed during the first month of gestation. One of two
 (BBB) to neurodegeneration are poorly understood, and   Thus, fibrin-targeting immunotherapy inhibited autoimmunity-   We first determined whether maternal/fetal genotype   de-novo affected offspring had intrauterine growth restriction,
 exploration of fibrin as a therapeutic target has been limited   and amyloid-driven neurotoxicity and might have clinical   affected fetal survival. The two families with de-novo mutations   which was diagnosed during the second trimester, and was
 by its beneficial clotting functions. Ryu et al. studied the   benefit without globally suppressing innate immunity or   were excluded from this analysis, as were four families in which   born SGA (~3rd percentile).
 generation of monoclonal antibody 5B8, targeted against the   interfering with coagulation in diverse neurological diseases.  one or more of the offspring were not genotyped, since missing   Only one mother received thyroid-related treatment during
 cryptic fibrin epitope γ377–395, to selectively inhibit fibrin-  data could skew this particular analysis. Mutations were found   pregnancy. This mother (family 4), previously thought to have
 induced inflammation and oxidative stress without interfering   Nature Immunol 2018; 19: 1212  in four offspring (57%) tested from two unaffected mothers,   pituitary T4-monodeiodinase deficiency [11], was treated with
 with clotting. 5B8 suppressed fibrin-induced nicotinamide   Eitan Israeli
          and five offspring (42%) tested from five affected mothers.   T3 throughout two pregnancies. She gave birth to two offspring:
          Thus, maternal mutation status is independent of mutation   a male carrying her mutation, born SGA (2.4 kg at term) and
 Capsule  transmission (P = 0.75 by chi-square test).     his unaffected sister, who was born appropriate to gestational
            We then compared the pregnancy and perinatal compli-
                                                          age (2.8 kg at term), albeit on the lower end of the birth weight
 Sequestration of T cells in bone marrow in the setting of glioblastoma and other intracranial   cations in all four possible combinations of maternal/fetal   distribution in Israel.
 tumors   mutation status. The results are summarized in Table 3 and
          are presented as percentages as well as absolute numbers,
 T cell dysfunction contributes to tumor immune escape   T cell sequestration is accompanied by tumor-imposed loss    DISCUSSION
 in patients with cancer and is particularly severe amidst   of S1P1 from the T cell surface and is reversible upon precluding   to account for missing data. Although the numbers are too
 glioblastoma (GBM). Among other defects, T cell lymphopenia is   S1P1 internalization. In murine models of GBM, hindering S1P1   small to allow statistical analysis, our findings suggest pos-  We identified and recruited as many Israeli patients as we
 characteristic, yet often attributed to treatment. Chongsathidkiet   internalization and reversing sequestration licenses T   sible increased risk of gestational complications when the   could who presented with evidence supporting the diagnosis
 et al. revealed that even treatment-naïve subjects and mice   cell–activating therapies that were previously ineffective.   mother carried a THRB mutation regardless of fetal geno-  of RSTH. During the 20 month recruitment period, 19 poten-
 with GBM can harbor AIDS-level CD4 counts, as well as   Sequestration of T cells in bone marrow is therefore a tumor-  type. Specifically, affected mothers may have a higher rate of   tial RSTH patients were recruited; however, only eight of those
 contracted, T cell–deficient lymphoid organs. Missing naïve   adaptive mode of T cell dysfunction, whose reversal may   gestational hypertension (44%) and an increased incidence of   were subsequently shown to have clinical and biochemical find-
 T cells are instead found sequestered in large numbers in   constitute a promising immunotherapeutic adjunct.  inadequate weight gain during pregnancy, defined as less than   ings fully consistent with RSTH. One novel (p.His435Arg) and
          8 kg weight gain throughout the duration of the pregnancy
                                                          seven previously reported THRB mutations were identified in
 the bone marrow. This phenomenon characterizes not only
 PERFECTOR  GBM but also a variety of other cancers, although only when   Nature Med 2018; 24; 1459  (16%), when compared to unaffected mothers (both 0%).   eight probands. After expanding these families to include all
          Despite this, the majority of all groups had normal, vaginal,
                                                          available relatives, a total of 21 heterozygous THRB mutation
 tumors are introduced into the intracranial compartment.
 Eitan Israeli
                                                          carriers were identified. In addition to the patients reported
          full-term deliveries.
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