Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
Mutations in podocyte genes have been identified in patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS). Point mutations in the ACTN4 gene cause an autosomal dominant form of human focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS); however, reports of CD2AP mutations remain scarce. Based on the phenotype of Actn4 and Cd2ap null mice, we aimed to define the role of recessive CD2AP and ACTN4 mutations in a cohort of children with SRNS for which NPHS1, NPHS2, and PLCE1 mutations had been previously excluded. CD2AP and ACTN4 mutational analysis was performed in 42 children from 35 unrelated families. The median age of disease onset was 20 (range 0-102) months. Sixteen patients reached end-stage kidney disease at a median age of 84 (range 4-161) months. Renal histology showed FSGS lesions and minimal glomerular changes in 49% and 20% of patients, respectively. Microsatellite marker analysis excluded linkage to the CD2AP locus in 26 families and to the ACTN4 locus in 31 families. No disease-causing mutations were identified in the remaining families. Recessive CD2AP and ACTN4 mutations are rare in children with SRNS. The absence of mutations in this study suggests that there are other genetic causes of SRNS that still need to be identified.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1432-198X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
445-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Actinin, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Age of Onset, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Cytoskeletal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Drug Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Ethnic Groups, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Kidney Failure, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Microsatellite Repeats, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Nephrotic Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:19956976-Steroids
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Analysis of recessive CD2AP and ACTN4 mutations in steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Inserm, U574, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't