Strategies for B-cell receptor repertoire analysis in Primary Immunodeficiencies:From severe combined immunodeficiency to common variable immunodeficiency

• Main Authors: Hanna eIJspeert, Marjolein eWentink, David evan Zessen, Gertjan J Driessen, Virgil A.S.H. Dalm, Martin P van Hagen, Ingrid ePico-Knijnenburg, Erik J Simons, Jacques J.M. van Dongen, Andrew P. Stubbs, Mirjam eVan Der Burg
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
• Series: Frontiers in Immunology
• Subjects: V(D)J Recombination; immunodeficiency; next generation sequencing; CVID; repertoire
• Online Access: http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00157/full

The antigen receptor repertoires of B and T cells form the basis of the adaptive immune response. The repertoires should be sufficiently diverse to recognize all possible pathogens. However, careful selection is needed to prevent responses to self or harmless antigens. Limited antigen receptor repertoire diversity leads to immunodeficiency, whereas unselected or misdirected repertoires can result in autoimmunity. The antigen receptor repertoire harbors information about abnormalities in many immunological disorders. Recent developments in next generation sequencing allow the analysis of the antigen receptor repertoire in much greater detail than ever before. Analyzing the antigen receptor repertoire in patients with mutations in genes responsible for the generation of the antigen receptor repertoire will give new insights into repertoire formation and selection. In this perspective we describe strategies and considerations for analysis of the naive and antigen selected B-cell repertoires in primary immunodeficiency (PID) patients with a focus on severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).