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CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families

Saddiq Habiballah, Ashwag Alsaidalani, Jumanah Nassar, Abdulsalam O. Alsulami, Ryan A. Ahyed, Mohammed Nashawi.


Abstract
Severe combined immune deficiencies (SCIDs) are a group of rare diseases that impact the immune system. Depending on the underlying gene defects, SCIDs exhibit various clinical and immunological phenotypes. Multiple gene defects have been linked to the presentation of SCIDs, including typical SCIDs and Omenn syndrome. Typical SCIDs manifest early in life with recurrent infections caused by opportunistic pathogens. Omenn syndrome is characterized by a clinical triad of erythroderma, hepatosplenomegaly, and lymphadenopathy, commonly accompanied by peripheral eosinophilia and elevated IgE levels. Here, we present two unrelated families (2 siblings & one patient from a different family), all of the same ethnicity and race, who presented with variable clinical and laboratory presentations of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) while harboring the same missense, homozygous variant in the CD3ε gene (P.Gly94Ala), previously classified as a variant of unknown significance. Our case series shows a potentially disease-causing variant that was previously classified as a variant of unknown significance, in addition to suggesting a treatment for Omenn syndrome-related immune dysregulation using corticosteroids as a monotherapy. We concluded that a defect in the CD3ε gene can result in classical SCID, along with features of Omenn syndrome that may arise from this genetic defect. A heightened level of suspicion is crucial for diagnosing SCID cases, as various presentations can emerge from the same genetic variant.

Key words: SCID, Omenn syndrome, CD3ε, Middle Eastern and North Africa, Immune dysregulation


 
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Habiballah S, Alsaidalani A, Nassar J, Alsulami AO, Ahyed RA, Nashawi M. CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2026; 14(1): 292-300. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020


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Habiballah S, Alsaidalani A, Nassar J, Alsulami AO, Ahyed RA, Nashawi M. CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families. https://www.mjhs-mu.org/?mno=263868 [Access: January 17, 2026]. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020


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Habiballah S, Alsaidalani A, Nassar J, Alsulami AO, Ahyed RA, Nashawi M. CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families. Majmaah J Heal Sci. 2026; 14(1): 292-300. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020



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Habiballah S, Alsaidalani A, Nassar J, Alsulami AO, Ahyed RA, Nashawi M. CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families. Majmaah J Heal Sci. (2026), [cited January 17, 2026]; 14(1): 292-300. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020



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Habiballah, S., Alsaidalani, . A., Nassar, . J., Alsulami, . A. O., Ahyed, . R. A. & Nashawi, . M. (2026) CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families. Majmaah J Heal Sci, 14 (1), 292-300. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020



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Habiballah, Saddiq, Ashwag Alsaidalani, Jumanah Nassar, Abdulsalam O. Alsulami, Ryan A. Ahyed, and Mohammed Nashawi. 2026. CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 14 (1), 292-300. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020



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Habiballah, Saddiq, Ashwag Alsaidalani, Jumanah Nassar, Abdulsalam O. Alsulami, Ryan A. Ahyed, and Mohammed Nashawi. "CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 14 (2026), 292-300. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Habiballah, Saddiq, Ashwag Alsaidalani, Jumanah Nassar, Abdulsalam O. Alsulami, Ryan A. Ahyed, and Mohammed Nashawi. "CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families." Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences 14.1 (2026), 292-300. Print. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Habiballah, S., Alsaidalani, . A., Nassar, . J., Alsulami, . A. O., Ahyed, . R. A. & Nashawi, . M. (2026) CD3ε gene variant causing typical SCID and Omenn syndrome in patients from two unrelated families. Majmaah Journal of Health Sciences, 14 (1), 292-300. doi:10.5455/mjhs.2026.01.020





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