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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2025; 14(3): 107165
Published online Sep 9, 2025. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v14.i3.107165
Table 2 Clinical clues towards specific etiologies of monogenic inflammatory bowel disease
Clinical clues
Underlying condition/affected genes
Epidermolysis bullosa, nail dystrophyEpithelial barrier defect (IKBKG, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17, COL7A1)
Woolly hair, trichorrhexis nodosaTricho-entero-hepatic syndrome
Severe perianal disease (rectovaginal fistula), folliculitis, and/or arthritisIL-10 signaling pathway defects
Abscess without pusLeukocyte adhesion defect
EczemaWisckot-Aldrich syndrome, hyper immunoglobulin E syndrome, IPEX syndrome, IKBKG defect
HepatosplenomegalyChronic granulomatous disease
Autoimmune anemia, type 1 diabetes mellitus, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune thyroiditis, interstitial pneumoniaIPEX, IPEX-like syndromes
No bacillus calmette-guerin scarT cell defect
Oral ulcer, leukoplakiaDyskeratosis congenita 1, regulator of telomere elongation 1
Dysmorphic featuresIKBKG, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1, glucose-6-phosphatase-catalytic subunit 3, SKIV2 L
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, macrophage activation syndromeX-linked inhibitors of apoptosis, mevalonate kinase, syntaxin-binding protein-2
PeriostosisSolute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1
AlbinismHermansky-Pudlak syndrome 1/4/6
Malignancy (lymphoma, gastric adenocarcinoma)IL-10/IL-10RA/B, lipopolysaccharide-responsive and beige-like anchor protein, cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4
Absent tonsilsAgammaglobulinemia