Immunodeficiency 79

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Also known as CD4 DeficiencyIMD79

Summary

Immunodeficiency 79 (MONDO:0030981) is a disease with 1 cohort gene and 2 clinical trials.

At a glance

  • Cohort genes: 1
  • ClinVar variants: 11
  • Clinical trials: 2

Clinical features

No curated clinical features (Orphanet) for this disease.

Identifiers

Disease identifiers

FieldValue
Canonical nameimmunodeficiency 79
Mondo IDMONDO:0030981
OMIM619238
DOIDDOID:0112277
UMLSC5543220
MedGen1783683
GARD0009523
Is cancer (heuristic)no

Also known as: CD4 Deficiency · IMD79 · immunodeficiency 79

Data availability: 11 ClinVar variants · 2 GenCC gene-disease records.

Disease family

Classification path: disease › human disease › disease by etiologic mechanism › disease of genetic or genomic mechanism › hereditary diseaseimmunodeficiency diseasecombined immunodeficiencysevere combined immunodeficiencyimmunodeficiency 79

Related subtypes (10): recombinase activating gene 1 deficiency, recombinase activating gene 2 deficiency, janus kinase-3 deficiency, T-cell immunodeficiency, congenital alopecia, and nail dystrophy, T-B- severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency due to CARMIL2 deficiency, familial severe combined immunodeficiency, severe combined immunodeficiency due to CD70 deficiency, T-B+ severe combined immunodeficiency, T+ B+ severe combined immunodeficiency

Genetics & variants

GWAS landscape

No GWAS associations recorded — common-variant (GWAS) studies don’t cover this disease (typical for Mendelian / rare diseases). See the curated gene cohort and Mendelian overlap below.

Variant details and genetic-evidence tiers

ClinVar germline variants

11 retrieved; paginated sample, class counts are floors:

7 benign, 2 pathogenic, 2 uncertain significance

ClinVarVariant (HGVS)GeneClassificationReview
1048526NM_000616.5(CD4):c.1157-1G>ACD4Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
1048527NM_000616.5(CD4):c.1A>G (p.Met1Val)CD4Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided
2377032NM_000616.5(CD4):c.1330A>G (p.Thr444Ala)CD4Uncertain significancecriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
626076NM_000616.5(CD4):c.799A>G (p.Thr267Ala)CD4Uncertain significancecriteria provided, single submitter
1192704NM_000616.5(CD4):c.49+28delCD4Benigncriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1192705NM_000616.5(CD4):c.49+35A>GCD4Benigncriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1192706NM_000616.5(CD4):c.1023T>C (p.Ser341=)CD4Benigncriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1192707NM_000616.5(CD4):c.1341T>C (p.Cys447=)CD4Benigncriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1192708NM_000616.5(CD4):c.1346+55T>GCD4Benigncriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1192709NM_000616.5(CD4):c.*91C>ACD4Benigncriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts
1192710NM_000616.5(CD4):c.*92A>GCD4Benigncriteria provided, multiple submitters, no conflicts

Genes & proteins

Mendelian disease overlap and somatic drivers

GenCC: 2 · Orphanet: 0 · OMIM-shared: 0 · Dual-evidence (GWAS+Mendelian): 0

GenCC gene–disease validity (cohort genes)

the Disease column is the GenCC-asserted condition — a cohort gene’s strongest validity may be for a related predisposition syndrome.

GeneClassificationInheritanceDiseaseRecords
CD4ModerateAutosomal recessiveimmunodeficiency 792

Cohort genes → proteins

1 cohort genes, 1 distinct canonical proteins.

Evidence partition

SubsetGenes
multi_evidence1

Cohort genes (full)

SymbolHGNCEnsemblUniProtNameEvidence
CD4HGNC:1678ENSG00000010610P01730T-cell surface glycoprotein CD4gencc,clinvar

Cohort function summary

Lead sentence per gene, UniProt-curated.

SymbolProtein nameFunction (lead sentence)
CD4T-cell surface glycoprotein CD4Integral membrane glycoprotein that plays an essential role in the immune response and serves multiple functions in responses against both external and internal offenses.

Protein-family classification

Druggable: 1 · Difficult: 0 · Unknown: 0 · Druggable fraction: 1.0

Family distribution

Cohort families vs a genome-wide background (hypergeometric, BH-FDR; fold = observed/expected). Counts kept; sorted by enrichment, so the catch-all Other/Unknown bucket no longer leads.

FamilyGenesFoldFDR
Antibody/Immunoglobulin129.2×0.034

Per-gene assignment

SymbolFamilyDruggable?ECInterPro (top 3)
CD4Antibody/ImmunoglobulinyesCD4, Ig_sub2, Ig_sub

Expression context

Cohort genes with no expression data: 0.

1 cohort gene are a single-cell marker in ≥1 SCXA experiment.

Breadth distribution (Bgee present_calls)

BucketGenes
narrow (1-5 tissues)0
moderate (6-20)0
broad (>20)1
unknown0

Top tissues across cohort

TissueCohort genes
granulocyte1
leukocyte1
monocyte1

Per-gene tissue summary (top 30)

SymbolBgee breadthFANTOM5 breadthSCXATop tissues
CD4245broadmarkergranulocyte, monocyte, leukocyte

Protein interactions among cohort

Intra-cohort edges: 0.

Hub genes (top 10 by interactor count)

SymbolInteractor count
CD48,331

Structural data

PDB: 1 · AlphaFold-only: 0 · No structure: 0

Cohort genes with PDB structures (top 30)

SymbolUniProtPDB entries
CD4P0173084

Function

Pathway analysis

Distinct Reactome pathways touched by cohort: 32. Enrichment computed across 1 evidence-associated genes (1 with Reactome annotation).

Pathways by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 1 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

PathwayCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
Binding and entry of HIV virion12855.0×0.006CD4
Early Phase of HIV Life Cycle11631.4×0.006CD4
Nef Mediated CD4 Down-regulation11268.9×0.006CD4
Alpha-defensins11038.2×0.006CD4
Nef-mediates down modulation of cell surface receptors by recruiting them to clathrin adapters1634.4×0.006CD4
The role of Nef in HIV-1 replication and disease pathogenesis1634.4×0.006CD4
Translocation of ZAP-70 to Immunological synapse1634.4×0.006CD4
Phosphorylation of CD3 and TCR zeta chains1543.8×0.006CD4
Co-inhibition by PD-11519.1×0.006CD4
TCR signaling1496.5×0.006CD4
Other interleukin signaling1475.8×0.006CD4
Regulation of T cell activation by CD28 family1423.0×0.006CD4
Generation of second messenger molecules1346.1×0.007CD4
Host Interactions of HIV factors1335.9×0.007CD4
Vpu mediated degradation of CD41265.6×0.008CD4
Defensins1237.9×0.008CD4
Antimicrobial peptides1223.9×0.008CD4
HIV Life Cycle1160.8×0.011CD4
Downstream TCR signaling1128.3×0.013CD4
HIV Infection1119.0×0.013CD4
Cargo recognition for clathrin-mediated endocytosis1104.8×0.015CD4
Clathrin-mediated endocytosis185.2×0.017CD4
Signaling by Interleukins164.2×0.022CD4
Cytokine Signaling in Immune system140.8×0.033CD4
Membrane Trafficking137.1×0.035CD4
Vesicle-mediated transport134.8×0.035CD4
Viral Infection Pathways130.8×0.038CD4
Adaptive Immune System129.8×0.038CD4
Innate Immune System125.5×0.043CD4
Infectious disease124.8×0.043CD4

GO biological processes by enrichment

Over-representation of cohort genes vs the genome-wide background (hypergeometric test, Benjamini-Hochberg FDR; fold = observed/expected over 1 annotated cohort genes). Counts and members are kept as ground-truth; sorted by enrichment.

GO termCohort genesFoldFDRSample cohort genes
helper T cell enhancement of adaptive immune response116852.0×0.002CD4
response to methamphetamine hydrochloride18426.0×0.002CD4
T cell selection15617.3×0.002CD4
maintenance of protein location in cell13370.4×0.002CD4
cellular response to ionomycin12808.7×0.002CD4
regulation of T cell activation11872.4×0.002CD4
interleukin-15-mediated signaling pathway11685.2×0.002CD4
positive regulation of monocyte differentiation11532.0×0.002CD4
enzyme-linked receptor protein signaling pathway11296.3×0.002CD4
cellular response to granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor stimulus11296.3×0.002CD4
positive regulation of calcium ion transport into cytosol11203.7×0.002CD4
response to vitamin D1802.5×0.003CD4
macrophage differentiation1468.1×0.004CD4
positive regulation of interleukin-2 production1468.1×0.004CD4
positive regulation of calcium-mediated signaling1421.3×0.004CD4
symbiont entry into host cell1401.2×0.004CD4
T cell differentiation1383.0×0.004CD4
positive regulation of T cell proliferation1259.3×0.006CD4
response to estradiol1198.3×0.008CD4
calcium-mediated signaling1183.2×0.008CD4
cell surface receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway1173.7×0.008CD4
defense response to Gram-negative bacterium1168.5×0.008CD4
T cell receptor signaling pathway1151.8×0.008CD4
response to ethanol1146.5×0.008CD4
adaptive immune response184.3×0.014CD4
cell surface receptor signaling pathway164.1×0.017CD4
immune response147.1×0.023CD4
cell adhesion137.5×0.028CD4
signal transduction116.1×0.062CD4

Therapeutics

Drug target analysis

Approved (phase 4): 0 · Phase ≥3: 0 · Phased (≥1): 0 · Undrugged: 1

Druggability breadth: 1 of 1 evidence-associated genes (100%) have a ChEMBL target (buckets above are over the deeply-mined display cohort).

Top cohort targets by molecule count

SymbolMoleculesMax phase
CD400

Bioactivity and enzyme data

Enzyme cohort genes (≥1 EC): 0.

Cohort genes with ChEMBL bioactivity (full, sorted by assay count)

SymbolAssaysType breakdown
CD438Binding:30, Functional:8

Pharmacogenomics

Cohort genes with a PharmGKB record: 1; with CPIC/DPWG dosing guidelines: 0.

No cohort gene has a CPIC/DPWG genotype-guided dosing guideline (PharmGKB).

Chemical tractability of cohort targets

0 approved/phased compounds have measured bioactivity against a cohort gene (and aren’t yet in disease-level trials). This is a research / tractability signal, NOT a therapeutic recommendation — a bioactivity row often reflects off-target or screening binding (e.g. promiscuous kinase inhibitors against a cohort kinase), implying no disease mechanism.

Druggability pyramid

Cohort genes binned by druggability tier (high → low):

TierDefinitionGenesSymbols
AApproved (phase 4 drug)0
BPhased (≥1) drug, not yet approved0
CDruggable family + PDB, no drug1CD4
DDruggable family + AlphaFold only, no drug0
EDifficult family or no structure, no drug0

Undrugged target profiles

1 cohort genes are undrugged. Ranked by ‘starting-point quality’ (assay depth + drugged-partner adjacency).

SymbolChEMBL assaysDrugged partners (top 3)
CD438

Clinical trials & evidence

Clinical trials

Clinical trials: 2.

Phase distribution (across all retrieved trials)

PhaseTrials
Not specified2

Top trials by phase / activity

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT06044792Not specifiedNOT_YET_RECRUITINGThe Influence of Primary HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations on Immune Reconstruction in PLWH
NCT02135003Not specifiedCOMPLETEDNon-enrolment and Non-adherence to HIV Care in a Community-based Program, Rakai, Uganda
  • Cohort genes: CD4