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In almost half of these patients infectious susceptibility has been reported but the underlying molecular mechanism leading to immunodeficiency is largely unknown.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this study was to perform extended molecular and immunological phenotyping in patients suffering from TTD1.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cellular immune phenotype was investigated using multicolor flow cytometry. DNA repair efficiency was evaluated in UV-irradiation assays. Furthermore, early BCR activation events and proliferation of TTD1 lymphocytes following DNA damage induction was tested. In addition, we performed differential gene expression analysis in peripheral lymphocytes of TTD1 patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We investigated three unrelated TTD1 patients who presented with recurrent infections early in life of whom two harbored novel <jats:italic>ERCC2<\/jats:italic> mutations and the third patient is a carrier of previously described pathogenic <jats:italic>ERCC2<\/jats:italic> mutations. Hypogammaglobulinemia and decreased antibody responses following vaccination were found. TTD1 B-cells showed accumulation of \u03b3-H2AX levels, decreased proliferation activity and reduced cell viability following UV-irradiation. mRNA sequencing analysis revealed significantly downregulated genes needed for B-cell development and activation. 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