Molecular analysis of a consanguineous Iranian polycystic kidney disease family identifies a PKD2mutation that aids diagnostics

BMC Nephrology

Case Report

Sassan Saber¹  Reza Vazifehmand²  Sandro Rossetti³  Peter C Harris³  Hamid Reza Khorram Khorshid⁴ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Molecular Pathology, Massoud Laboratory, Tehran, Iran;Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran;Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, 55905, Rochester, MN, USA;Genetic Research Centre, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: ADPKD;    PKD2;    Molecular diagnostics;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2369-14-190

 received in 2013-05-24, accepted in 2013-09-04,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPolycystic kidney diseases (PKD) are a group of monogenic disorders that are inherited dominantly (autosomal dominant PKD; ADPKD) or recessively, including, autosomal recessive PKD (ARPKD). A number of recessive, syndromic disorders also involve PKD but have a range of pleiotropic phenotypes beyond the kidney, and are enriched in consanguineous families.Case presentationWe describe here a consanguineous Iranian pedigree in which PKD was diagnosed in four generations, but also included cases with additional abnormalities, including mental retardation. We employed molecular screening to reveal the etiology of the PKD. Since the PKD seemed to be dominantly inherited, molecular diagnostics was performed by direct sequencing of the ADPKD genes, PKD1 and PKD2. Clinical and imaging data was collected on family members. The sequence analysis revealed a PKD2 single base-pair deletion, c.1142delG, and segregation was demonstrated in 16 PKD patients from different branches of the family. In keeping with other reports, the PKD2 phenotype in this family was overall mild, and characterized by conserved kidney function, although 12 cases had some evidence of renal insufficiency. Several younger mutation carriers had borderline or no clinical characteristics of ADPKD, while a patient that required a renal transplant at 14 y did not have the PKD2 mutation.ConclusionsThe molecular analysis of an Iranian family showed that the PKD was due to a PKD2 mutation. The identification of the causative mutation allowed an accurate diagnosis in a number of individuals with equivocal imaging data. Consequently, these patients could be followed appropriately as at-risk individuals. In addition, the PKD2 diagnosis ruled out a syndromic form of PKD as the cause of the additional phenotypes in the family.

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