An update on VEXAS syndrome

A Al-Hakim, S Savic - Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome
is a recently described, late-onset, acquired autoinflammatory disorder caused by mutations …

How to treat VEXAS syndrome: a systematic review on effectiveness and safety of current treatment strategies

Z Boyadzhieva, N Ruffer, I Kötter, M Krusche - Rheumatology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of current treatment strategies for the
vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome. Methods A …

Further characterization of clinical and laboratory features in VEXAS syndrome: large‐scale analysis of a multicentre case series of 116 French patients

S Georgin‐Lavialle, B Terrier… - British Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background A new autoinflammatory syndrome related to somatic mutations of UBA1 was
recently described and called VEXAS syndrome ('Vacuoles, E1 Enzyme, X‐linked …

Azacitidine for patients with vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic syndrome (VEXAS) and myelodysplastic syndrome: data from the French …

T Comont, M Heiblig, E Rivière… - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Azacitidine can be effective in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) associated with
inflammatory/autoimmune diseases. Vacuoles, E1 Enzyme, X‐linked, Autoinflammatory …

Novel causative variants of VEXAS in UBA1 detected through whole genome transcriptome sequencing in a large cohort of hematological malignancies

M Sakuma, P Blombery, M Meggendorfer, C Haferlach… - Leukemia, 2023 - nature.com
UBA1 is an X-linked gene and encodes an ubiquitin-activating enzyme. Three somatic
mutations altering the alternative start codon (M41) in UBA1 in hematopoietic precursor cells …

Clinical heterogeneity of the VEXAS syndrome: a case series

MJ Koster, T Kourelis, KK Reichard, TA Kermani… - Mayo Clinic …, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients with
the newly defined vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) …

VEXAS syndrome in a female patient with constitutional 45, X (Turner syndrome)

RJ Stubbins, E McGinnis, B Johal, LYC Chen… - …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Timepoint (months) 0 32 36 43 Hemoglobin (g/L) 107 101 92 188 Mean cell volume (fL)
109.1 101 99 100 Platelets (x109/L) 137 35 40 102 White blood cell (x109/L) 6.60 5.30 6.90 …

Toward a pathophysiology inspired treatment of VEXAS syndrome

M Heiblig, BA Patel, EM Groarke, E Bourbon… - Seminars in …, 2021 - Elsevier
VEXAS syndrome has an unmet need for therapeutic interventions. Even if few data exist
regarding the treatment of this newly described syndrome, different options can be proposed …

Tocilizumab in VEXAS relapsing polychondritis: a single-center pilot study in Japan

Y Kirino, K Takase-Minegishi, N Tsuchida… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Recently, a rare severe autoinflammatory disease vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked,
autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome caused by somatic variants in the UBA1 gene …

Clonal hematopoiesis, inflammation, and hematologic malignancy

R Kanagal-Shamanna, DB Beck… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Somatic or acquired mutations are postzygotic genetic variations that can occur within any
tissue. These mutations accumulate during aging and have classically been linked to …