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This investigation focuses on the interplay between alteration of lymphatic cells and immunologic pathway alterations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Methods\u2003Micro-ribonucleic acid (miRNA) expression profiling was performed in 49 patients (n\u2009=\u200910 Fontan patients with PLE, n\u2009=\u200930 Fontan patients without PLE, and n\u2009=\u20099 patients with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (dTGA). miRNA pathway analysis was performed to identify significantly enriched pathways. To determine lymphocyte populations and subtypes multiparameter flow cytometry was used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results\u2003miRNAs pathway analysis of Fontan patients with PLE revealed 20 significantly changed networks of which four of the ten largest were associated with immunologic processes. This finding is supported by significant T cell deficiency with decreased CD4+ count (p\u2009=\u20090.0002), altered CD4\u2009+\/CD8+ ratio, and significantly modified CD4+ (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) and CD8+ (p\u2009=\u20090.0002) T cell differentiation toward effector and terminal differentiated T cells in Fontan patients with PLE. Analyses of CD4+ T cell subsets demonstrated significantly increased frequencies of CD4+ CD25+ CD127\u2013 regulatory T cells (Treg) in Fontan patients with PLE (p\u2009=\u20090.0011).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion\u2003PLE in Fontan patients is associated with severe lymphopenia, T cell deficiency, significant alterations of T cell differentiation, and increased Treg frequency reflecting an immune status of chronic inflammation and shortened protection against pathogens and autoimmunity. 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