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Kidney Int ; 99(6): 1451-1458, 2021 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33309955

RESUMO

A study of 269 children enrolled into a National Registry for children with persistent glomerular hematuria identified 131 individuals with genetically confirmed X-linked Alport Syndrome. A single variant c.1871G>A p.Gly624Asp (G624D) in COL4A5 was predominant and accounted for 39% of X-linked Alport Syndrome in unrelated Polish families (44 of 113). To evaluate its origins, the genetic variation in a 2.79 Mb segment encompassing the COL4A5 locus on chromosome X was assessed. All G624D alleles were found on the same rare haplotype background, indicating a founder effect dating back to the 12-13th century. The phenotypic data of 131 children with X-linked Alport Syndrome and their 195 affected adult relatives revealed that the G624D variant was associated with a significantly milder clinical course in comparison to other pathogenic COL4A5 variants. Furthermore the clinical course of this genetically uniform cohort was milder than that observed in individuals with other COL4A5 missense mutations. In spite of the benign clinical manifestation throughout childhood and early adulthood, the G624D variant confers significant risk for both kidney failure and deafness in males, albeit 20-30 years later than that observed in individuals with other COL4A5 pathogenic variants (50% cumulative risk of starting dialysis at 54 years (95% confidence interval: 50-62) v. 26 years (95% confidence interval: 22-30)). Thus, males with G624D are candidates for existing and emerging therapies for Alport Syndrome.


Assuntos
Colágeno Tipo IV , Nefrite Hereditária , Insuficiência Renal , Adulto , Criança , Colágeno Tipo IV/genética , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Europa (Continente) , Efeito Fundador , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nefrite Hereditária/genética
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BMC Nephrol ; 19(1): 114, 2018 05 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29764427

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: About 40-50% of patients with familial microscopic hematuria (FMH) caused by thin basement membrane nephropathy (TBMN) inherit heterozygous mutations in collagen IV genes (COL4A3, COL4A4). On long follow-up, the full phenotypic spectrum of these patients varies a lot, ranging from isolated MH or MH plus low-grade proteinuria to chronic renal failure of variable degree, including end-stage renal disease (ESRD). METHODS: Here, we performed Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) in patients of six families, presenting with autosomal dominant FMH, with or without progression to proteinuria and loss of renal function, all previously found negative for severe collagen IV mutations. Hierarchical filtering of the WES data was performed, followed by mutation prediction analysis, Sanger sequencing and genetic segregation analysis. RESULTS: In one family with four patients, we found evidence for the contribution of two co-inherited variants in two crucial genes expressed in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM); LAMA5-p.Pro1243Leu and COL4A5-p.Asp654Tyr. Mutations in COL4A5 cause classical X-linked Alport Syndrome, while rare mutations in the LAMA5 have been reported in patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. The phenotypic spectrum of the patients includes hematuria, proteinuria, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, loss of kidney function and renal cortical cysts. CONCLUSIONS: A modifier role of LAMA5 on the background of a hypomorphic Alport syndrome causing mutation is a possible explanation of our findings. Digenic inheritance is another scenario, following the concept that mutations at both loci more accurately explain the spectrum of symptoms, but further investigation is needed under this concept. This is the third report linking a LAMA5 variant with human renal disease and expanding the spectrum of genes involved in glomerular pathologies accompanied by familial hematurias. The cystic phenotype overlaps with that of a mouse model, which carried a Lama5 hypomorphic mutation that caused severely reduced Lama5 protein levels and produced kidney cysts.


Assuntos
Colágeno Tipo IV/genética , Sequenciamento do Exoma/métodos , Variação Genética/genética , Hematúria/diagnóstico por imagem , Hematúria/genética , Laminina/genética , Adulto , Feminino , Testes Genéticos/métodos , Glomerulonefrite Membranosa/diagnóstico por imagem , Glomerulonefrite Membranosa/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Linhagem
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Genes (Basel) ; 13(12)2022 11 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36553470

RESUMO

Alport syndrome (AS) is the most frequent monogenic inherited glomerulopathy and is also genetically and clinically heterogeneous. It is caused by semi-dominant pathogenic variants in the X-linked COL4A5 (NM_000495.5) gene or recessive variants in the COL4A3/COL4A4 (NM_000091.4/NM_000092.4) genes. The disease manifests in early childhood with persistent microhematuria and can progress to proteinuria and kidney failure in adolescence or early adulthood if left untreated. On biopsy, pathognomonic features include alternate thinning, thickening and lamellation of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM), in the presence of podocyte foot process effacement. Although previous studies indicate a prevalence of AS of about 1/50,000, a recent publication reported a predicted rate of pathogenic COL4A5 variants of 1/2320. We herewith present 98 patients (40 M/58 F) from 26 Greek families. We are selectively presenting the families segregating the X-linked form of AS with pathogenic variants in the COL4A5 gene. We found 21 different pathogenic variants, 12 novel: eight glycine and one proline substitutions in the collagenous domain, one cysteine substitution in the NC1 domain, two premature termination of translation codons, three splicing variants, one 5-bp insertion/frameshift variant, one indel-frameshift variant and four gross deletions. Notably, patients in six families we describe here and three families we reported previously, carried the COL4A5-p.G624D substitution, a founder defect encountered all over Europe which is hypomorphic with mostly milder symptomatology. Importantly, on several occasions, the correct genetic diagnosis reclassified patients as patients with AS, leading to termination of previous immunosuppressive/cyclosporine A therapy and a switch to angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi). With the understanding that all 98 patients span a wide range of ages from infancy to late adulthood, 15 patients (11 M/4 F) reached kidney failure and 11 (10 M/1 F) received a transplant. The prospects of avoiding lengthy diagnostic investigations and erroneous medications, and the advantage of delaying kidney failure with very early administration of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) blockade, highlights the importance of timely documentation of AS by genetic diagnosis.


Assuntos
Nefrite Hereditária , Insuficiência Renal , Adolescente , Humanos , Pré-Escolar , Adulto , Nefrite Hereditária/genética , Grécia , Colágeno Tipo IV/genética , Hematúria
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Investig Genet ; 7: 1, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26870315

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The archeological record indicates that the permanent settlement of Cyprus began with pioneering agriculturalists circa 11,000 years before present, (ca. 11,000 y BP). Subsequent colonization events followed, some recognized regionally. Here, we assess the Y-chromosome structure of Cyprus in context to regional populations and correlate it to phases of prehistoric colonization. RESULTS: Analysis of haplotypes from 574 samples showed that island-wide substructure was barely significant in a spatial analysis of molecular variance (SAMOVA). However, analyses of molecular variance (AMOVA) of haplogroups using 92 binary markers genotyped in 629 Cypriots revealed that the proportion of variance among the districts was irregularly distributed. Principal component analysis (PCA) revealed potential genetic associations of Greek-Cypriots with neighbor populations. Contrasting haplogroups in the PCA were used as surrogates of parental populations. Admixture analyses suggested that the majority of G2a-P15 and R1b-M269 components were contributed by Anatolia and Levant sources, respectively, while Greece Balkans supplied the majority of E-V13 and J2a-M67. Haplotype-based expansion times were at historical levels suggestive of recent demography. CONCLUSIONS: Analyses of Cypriot haplogroup data are consistent with two stages of prehistoric settlement. E-V13 and E-M34 are widespread, and PCA suggests sourcing them to the Balkans and Levant/Anatolia, respectively. The persistent pre-Greek component is represented by elements of G2-U5(xL30) haplogroups: U5*, PF3147, and L293. J2b-M205 may contribute also to the pre-Greek strata. The majority of R1b-Z2105 lineages occur in both the westernmost and easternmost districts. Distinctively, sub-haplogroup R1b- M589 occurs only in the east. The absence of R1b- M589 lineages in Crete and the Balkans and the presence in Asia Minor are compatible with Late Bronze Age influences from Anatolia rather than from Mycenaean Greeks.

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BMC Res Notes ; 7: 123, 2014 Mar 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24593903

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Two variants in the gene encoding the cytochrome P450 2C9 enzyme (CYP2C9) are considered the most significant genetic risk factors associated with bleeding after warfarin prescription. A variant in the vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKORC1) has been also associated by several studies with warfarin response. Another variant in the P450 3A5 enzyme (CYP3A5) gene is known to affect the metabolism of many drugs, including tacrolimus. FINDINGS: We conducted a population genetic study in 148 unrelated healthy Greek-Cypriot volunteers (through PCR-RFLP assays), in order to determine the frequencies of the above pharmacogenetics variants and to compare allele frequencies with those in other major ethnic groups. The allele frequencies of CYP2C9*2, CYP2C9*3 and CYP3A5*3 were found to be 0.162, 0.112 and 0.943 respectively, whereas VKORC1 - 1639A was 0.534. The latter frequency differs significantly when compared with Caucasians, Asians and Africans (p < 0.001) and is still significant when compared with the geographically and culturally closely related to Greek-Cypriots, Hellenes of Greece (p = 0.01). Interestingly ~18% of our population are carriers of four or three risk alleles regarding warfarin sensitivity, therefore they have a high predisposition for bleeding after taking high or even normal warfarin doses. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show no significant difference in the frequency of CYP2C9 and CYP3A5 allelic variants when compared to the Caucasian population, but differ significantly when compared with Africans and Asians (p < 0.001). Also, the frequency of variant VKORC1 - 1639A differs between Greek-Cypriots and every other population we compared. Finally, about 1/5 Greek-Cypriots carry three or four risk alleles and ~50% of them carry at least two independent risk alleles regarding warfarin sensitivity, a potentially high risk for over-anticoagulation.


Assuntos
Hidrocarboneto de Aril Hidroxilases/genética , Citocromo P-450 CYP3A/genética , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença/genética , Polimorfismo Genético , Vitamina K Epóxido Redutases/genética , Adulto , Chipre , Citocromo P-450 CYP2C9 , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/etiologia , Frequência do Gene , Predisposição Genética para Doença/etiologia , Genótipo , Grécia/etnologia , Humanos , Masculino , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase , Polimorfismo de Fragmento de Restrição , Fatores de Risco , Tacrolimo/administração & dosagem , Varfarina/efeitos adversos , Adulto Jovem
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Genet Test Mol Biomarkers ; 18(8): 552-6, 2014 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24720269

RESUMO

Diseases such as atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease demonstrate disparate population prevalence or present with variable severity in men and women. While the usual explanation points to hormonal status, the role of the Y chromosome has been implicated, but not sufficiently studied. We genotyped six markers of the male-specific region of the Y chromosome, representing the major haplogroups (YAP, G, I, J, K, and R) in 373 male participants of the "Cyprus Study" with ultrasonic data on subclinical atherosclerosis. Of the five major haplogroups identified, two (J and K) accounted for roughly 67% of the Y-chromosome variance among these Greek Cypriot men. Carriers of haplogroup K had a 2.5-fold higher age-adjusted risk for having an atherosclerotic plaque present in any of the four bifurcations scanned, compared to men with other Y-chromosome lineages (OR=2.51; 95% CI=1.18 to 5.33; p=0.017). Carriers of the YAP haplogroup had about 50% less risk for having a plaque in the femoral bifurcation versus the rest (OR=0.46; 95% CI=0.27 to 0.77; p<0.001). We show a possible contribution of the Y chromosome in atherosclerotic phenotypes in men adding to the previous findings for coronary artery disease. Additional studies are warranted as evidence suggests that the Y chromosome could serve as a biomarker for the health status of men.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Humanos Y/genética , Doença da Artéria Coronariana , Variação Genética , Haplótipos , Placa Aterosclerótica , Adulto , Idoso , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/diagnóstico por imagem , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/genética , Chipre , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Placa Aterosclerótica/diagnóstico por imagem , Placa Aterosclerótica/genética , Ultrassonografia
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