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OBJECTIVE: To find out if cardiovascular alterations are present in pediatric patients with X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH). STUDY DESIGN: Multicentre prospective clinical study on pediatric patients included in the RenalTube database ( www.renaltube.com ) with genetically confirmed diagnosis of XLH by mutations in the PHEX gene. The study's protocol consisted of biochemical work-up, 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), carotid ultrasonography, and echocardiogram. All patients were on chronic treatment with phosphate supplements and 1-hydroxy vitamin D metabolites. RESULTS: Twenty-four patients (17 females, from 1 to 17 years of age) were studied. Serum concentrations (X ± SD) of phosphate and intact parathyroid hormone were 2.66 ± 0.60 mg/dl and 58.3 ± 26.8 pg/ml, respectively. Serum fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) concentration was 278.18 ± 294.45 pg/ml (normal < 60 pg/ml). Abnormally high carotid intima media thickness was found in one patient, who was obese and hypertensive as revealed by ABPM, which disclosed arterial hypertension in two other patients. Z scores for echocardiographic interventricular septum end diastole and left ventricular posterior wall end diastole were + 0.77 ± 0.77 and + 0.94 ± 0.86, respectively. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was 44.93 ± 19.18 g/m2.7, and four patients, in addition to the obese one, had values greater than 51 g/m2.7, indicative of left ventricular hypertrophy. There was no correlation between these echocardiographic parameters and serum FGF23 concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: XLH pediatric patients receiving conventional treatment have echocardiographic measurements of ventricular mass within normal reference values, but above the mean, and 18% have LVMI suggestive of left ventricular hypertrophy without correlation with serum FGF23 concentrations. This might indicate an increased risk of cardiovascular involvement in XLH.
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Doenças Cardiovasculares/etiologia , Raquitismo Hipofosfatêmico Familiar/complicações , Doenças Genéticas Ligadas ao Cromossomo X/complicações , Adolescente , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Fator de Crescimento de Fibroblastos 23 , Humanos , Lactente , MasculinoRESUMO
Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HI) and congenital polycystic kidney disease (PKD) are rare, genetically heterogeneous disorders. The co-occurrence of these disorders (HIPKD) in 17 children from 11 unrelated families suggested an unrecognized genetic disorder. Whole-genome linkage analysis in five informative families identified a single significant locus on chromosome 16p13.2 (logarithm of odds score 6.5). Sequencing of the coding regions of all linked genes failed to identify biallelic mutations. Instead, we found in all patients a promoter mutation (c.-167G>T) in the phosphomannomutase 2 gene (PMM2), either homozygous or in trans with PMM2 coding mutations. PMM2 encodes a key enzyme in N-glycosylation. Abnormal glycosylation has been associated with PKD, and we found that deglycosylation in cultured pancreatic ß cells altered insulin secretion. Recessive coding mutations in PMM2 cause congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1a (CDG1A), a devastating multisystem disorder with prominent neurologic involvement. Yet our patients did not exhibit the typical clinical or diagnostic features of CDG1A. In vitro, the PMM2 promoter mutation associated with decreased transcriptional activity in patient kidney cells and impaired binding of the transcription factor ZNF143. In silico analysis suggested an important role of ZNF143 for the formation of a chromatin loop including PMM2 We propose that the PMM2 promoter mutation alters tissue-specific chromatin loop formation, with consequent organ-specific deficiency of PMM2 leading to the restricted phenotype of HIPKD. Our findings extend the spectrum of genetic causes for both HI and PKD and provide insights into gene regulation and PMM2 pleiotropy.
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Hiperinsulinismo Congênito/complicações , Hiperinsulinismo Congênito/genética , Mutação , Fosfotransferases (Fosfomutases)/genética , Doenças Renais Policísticas/complicações , Doenças Renais Policísticas/genética , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , MasculinoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Kidney injury associated with paediatric liver transplantation (LT) is common, but its evaluation is challenging. Our aim was to analyse the presence of perioperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and study the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) using different glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation formulas. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in a cohort of children aged less than 18 years with a history of LT followed up for 5.42 years. We estimated the GFR using the creatinine-based Schwartz bedside formula (2009), the cystatin C-based Caucasian Asian Pediatric and Adult cohort (CAPA) equation and the combined Full-Age Spectrum (FAS) formula as modified by Pottel. We analysed the agreement between them using the Bland-Altman method and the kappa statistic. We measured the albumin level in urine, the urine volume adjusted to 100â¯mL of GFR and blood pressure. We performed univariate and multivariate analyses of the risk factors associated with CKD. RESULTS: The sample included 52 patients with a median age of 9.21 years. Fifteen (28.8%) had AKI. Five (10%) had CKD and the only associated risk factor was acute liver failure at the time of LT (odds ratio, 8.57; Pâ¯=â¯0.04). There was poor agreement between the different estimation formulas. One patient was classified as having CKD with the Schwartz formula compared to four patients with the CAPA and the Pottel combined FAS formulas. Up to 42% of children without CKD had some positive marker of kidney injury. CONCLUSIONS: The exclusive use of the 2009 Schwartz bedside formula to estimate GFR may lead to underdiagnosis of CKD in children post LT. Other markers of kidney injury are common, and their detection may help prevent the progression of CKD.
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Injúria Renal Aguda , Transplante de Fígado , Insuficiência Renal Crônica , Adulto , Humanos , Criança , Transplante de Fígado/efeitos adversos , Estudos Transversais , Rim/fisiologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/epidemiologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/etiologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/diagnóstico , Taxa de Filtração Glomerular/fisiologia , Injúria Renal Aguda/diagnóstico , Injúria Renal Aguda/epidemiologia , Injúria Renal Aguda/etiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) is a hereditary rare disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in PHEX gene leading tohypophosphatemia and high renal loss of phosphate. Rickets and growth retardation are the major manifestations of XLH in children, but there is a broad phenotypic variability. Few publications have reported large series of patients. Current data on the clinical spectrum of the disease, the correlation with the underlying gene mutations, and the long-term outcome of patients on conventional treatment are needed, particularly because of the recent availability of new specific medications to treat XLH. RESULTS: The RenalTube database was used to retrospectively analyze 48 Spanish patients (15 men) from 39 different families, ranging from 3 months to 8 years and 2 months of age at the time of diagnosis (median age of 2.0 years), and with XLH confirmed by genetic analysis. Bone deformities, radiological signs of active rickets and growth retardation were the most common findings at diagnosis. Mean (± SEM) height was - 1.89 ± 0.19 SDS and 55% (22/40) of patients had height SDS below-2. All cases had hypophosphatemia, serum phosphate being - 2.81 ± 0.11 SDS. Clinical manifestations and severity of the disease were similar in both genders. No genotype-phenotype correlation was found. Conventional treatment did not attenuate growth retardation after a median follow up of 7.42 years (IQR = 11.26; n = 26 patients) and failed to normalize serum concentrations of phosphate. Eleven patients had mild hyperparathyroidism and 8 patients nephrocalcinosis. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that growth retardation and rickets were the most prevalent clinical manifestations at diagnosis in a large series of Spanish pediatric patients with XLH confirmed by mutations in the PHEX gene. Traditional treatment with phosphate and vitamin D supplements did not improve height or corrected hypophosphatemia and was associated with a risk of hyperparathyroidism and nephrocalcinosis. The severity of the disease was similar in males and females.
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Raquitismo Hipofosfatêmico Familiar , Doenças Genéticas Ligadas ao Cromossomo X , Hipofosfatemia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Raquitismo Hipofosfatêmico Familiar/tratamento farmacológico , Raquitismo Hipofosfatêmico Familiar/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Mutação/genética , Endopeptidase Neutra Reguladora de Fosfato PHEX/genética , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
The oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe is a rare X-linked disease characterized by congenital cataracts, proximal renal tubulopathy, muscular hypotonia and mental impairment. This disease is caused by mutations in the OCRL gene encoding membrane bound inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase OCRL1. Here, we examined the OCRL gene of two Lowe syndrome patients and report two new missense mutations that affect the ASH domain involved in protein-protein interactions. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of two non-related patients and their relatives. Exons and flanking intronic regions of OCRL were analyzed by direct sequencing. Several bioinformatics tools were used to assess the pathogenicity of the variants. The three-dimensional structure of wild-type and mutant ASH domains was modeled using the online server SWISS-MODEL. Clinical features suggesting the diagnosis of Lowe syndrome were observed in both patients. Genetic analysis revealed two novel missense variants, c.1907T>A (p.V636E) and c.1979A>C (p.H660P) in exon 18 of the OCRL gene confirming the clinical diagnosis in both cases. Variant c.1907T>A (p.V636E) was inherited from the patient's mother, while variant c.1979A>C (p.H660P) seems to have originated de novo. Analysis with bioinformatics tools indicated that both variants are pathogenic. Both amino acid changes affect the structure of the OCRL1 ASH domain. In conclusion, the identification of two novel missense mutations located in the OCRL1 ASH domain may shed more light on the functional importance of this domain. We suggest that p.V636E and p.H660P cause Lowe syndrome by disrupting the interaction of OCRL1 with other proteins or by impairing protein stability.
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The maintenance of magnesium (Mg2+) homeostasis is essential for human life. The Cystathionine-ß-synthase (CBS)-pair domain divalent metal cation transport mediators (CNNMs) have been described to be involved in maintaining Mg2+ homeostasis. Among these CNNMs, CNNM2 is expressed in the basolateral membrane of the kidney tubules where it is involved in Mg2+ reabsorption. A total of four patients, two of them with a suspected disorder of calcium metabolism, and two patients with a clinical diagnosis of primary tubulopathy were screened for mutations by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS). We found one novel likely pathogenic variant in the heterozygous state (c.2384C>A; p.(Ser795*)) in the CNNM2 gene in a family with a suspected disorder of calcium metabolism. In this family, hypomagnesemia was indirectly discovered. Moreover, we observed three novel variants of uncertain significance in heterozygous state in the other three patients (c.557G>C; p.(Ser186Thr), c.778A>T; p.(Ile260Phe), and c.1003G>A; p.(Asp335Asn)). Our study shows the utility of Next-Generation Sequencing in unravelling the genetic origin of rare diseases. In clinical practice, serum Mg2+ should be determined in calcium and PTH-related disorders.
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Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/genética , Magnésio/sangue , Erros Inatos do Transporte Tubular Renal/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/química , Códon sem Sentido , Feminino , Heterozigoto , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Erros Inatos do Transporte Tubular Renal/genética , Análise de Sequência de DNARESUMO
Introducción: El daño renal es frecuente en niños con trasplante hepático (TH), aunque su detección es un desafío. Nuestro objetivo fue evaluar el daño renal agudo (DRA) perioperatorio y analizar la prevalencia de enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) mediante diferentes fórmulas de estimación de la tasa de filtración glomerular (TFG). Métodos: Análisis transversal unicéntrico de una cohorte de niños menores de 18años con TH. Estimamos la TFG utilizando la fórmula Schwartz bedside 2009 basada en la creatinina, Caucasian Asian Pediatric and Adult cohort (CAPA) para cistatinaC y la fórmula combinada de Pottel Full Age Spectrum (FAS). Analizamos la concordancia mediante prueba de Bland Altman y el índice kappa. Medimos la albuminuria, la presión arterial y el volumen urinario por 100ml de filtrado glomerular. Analizamos los factores de riesgo asociados a ERC mediante un análisis univariante y multivariante. Resultados: Se incluyeron 52 pacientes, con una mediana de edad de 9,21años y 5,42años de evolución. Quince (28,8%) tuvieron DRA. Cinco niños (10%) presentaban ERC. El único factor de riesgo asociado fue el fallo hepático agudo en el momento del TH (OR: 8,57, p=0,04). Hubo poca concordancia entre las diferentes fórmulas de estimación. La fórmula de Schwartz clasificó a un paciente con ERC, mientras que Pottel FAS combinada y CAPA clasificaron a cuatro. Hasta el 42% de los niños sin ERC tenían algún marcador de daño renal. Conclusiones: El uso exclusivo de la fórmula Schwartz bedside 2009 para estimar el FG puede limitar el diagnóstico de ERC en niños con TH. La presencia de otros marcadores de daño renal es frecuente y su detección puede prevenir la progresión de la ERC. (AU)
Introduction: Kidney injury associated with paediatric liver transplantation (LT) is common, but its evaluation is challenging. Our aim was to analyse the presence of perioperative acute kidney injury (AKI) and study the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) using different glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation formulas. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in a cohort of children aged less than 18years with a history of LT followed up for 5.42years. We estimated the GFR using the creatinine-based Schwartz bedside formula (2009), the cystatin C-based Caucasian Asian Pediatric and Adult cohort (CAPA) equation and the combined full-age spectrum (FAS) formula as modified by Pottel. We analysed the agreement between them using the Bland-Altman method and the kappa statistic. We measured the albumin level in urine, the urine volume adjusted to 100mL of GFR and blood pressure. We performed univariate and multivariate analyses of the risk factors associated with CKD. Results: The sample included 52 patients with a median age of 9.21years. Fifteen (28.8%) had AKI. Five (10%) had CKD and the only associated risk factor was acute liver failure at the time of LT (odds ratio, 8.57; P=.04). There was poor agreement between the different estimation formulas. One patient was classified as having CKD with the Schwartz formula compared to four patients with the CAPA and the Pottel combined FAS formulas. Up to 42% of children without CKD had some positive marker of kidney injury. Conclusions: The exclusive use of the 2009 Schwartz bedside formula to estimate GFR may lead to underdiagnosis of CKD in children post LT. Other markers of kidney injury are common, and their detection may help prevent the progression of CKD. (AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Recém-Nascido , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Adolescente , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/prevenção & controle , Transplante de Fígado , Injúria Renal Aguda , Estudos Transversais , Taxa de Filtração GlomerularRESUMO
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Humanos , Fator de Impacto de Revistas , Indicadores de Produção Científica , Fator de Impacto de Revistas/história , Pandemias , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologiaRESUMO
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