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We conducted a literature review to pinpoint genes affected by the deletion that could be associated with immune dysregulation and identified PTPRM as a potential candidate. Through dephosphorylation, PTPRM serves as a negative regulator of STAT3, a key factor in the generation of Th17 cells and the onset of specific autoimmune manifestations. We hypothesized that PTPRM hemizygosity results in increased STAT3 activation. We therefore performed assays investigating PTPRM expression, STAT3 phosphorylation, Th1\/Th2\/Th17 cell fractions, Treg cells, and overall immunophenotype, and in support of the hypothesis, our investigations showed an increase in cells with phosphorylated STAT3 and higher levels of Th17 cells in the triplets. We propose that PTPRM hemizygosity can serve as a contributing factor to autoimmune susceptibility in 18p deletion syndrome. 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