Journal article
High-Throughput Genetic Testing for Thrombotic Microangiopathies and C3 Glomerulopathies
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol.27(4), pp.1245-1253
04/2016
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2015040385
PMCID: PMC4814193
PMID: 26283675
Abstract
The thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) and C3 glomerulopathies (C3Gs) include a spectrum of rare diseases such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, C3GN, and dense deposit disease, which share phenotypic similarities and underlying genetic commonalities. Variants in several genes contribute to the pathogenesis of these diseases, and identification of these variants may inform the diagnosis and treatment of affected patients. We have developed and validated a comprehensive genetic panel that screens all exons of all genes implicated in TMA and C3G. The closely integrated pipeline implemented includes targeted genomic enrichment, massively parallel sequencing, bioinformatic analysis, and a multidisciplinary conference to analyze identified variants in the context of each patient's specific phenotype. Herein, we present our 1-year experience with this panel, during which time we studied 193 patients. We identified 17 novel and 74 rare variants, which we classified as pathogenic (11), likely pathogenic (12), and of uncertain significance (68). Compared with controls, patients with C3G had a higher frequency of rare and novel variants in C3 convertase (C3 and CFB) and complement regulator (CFH, CFI, CFHR5, and CD46) genes (P<0.05). In contrast, patients with TMA had an increase in rare and novel variants only in complement regulator genes (P<0.01), a distinction consistent with differing sites of complement dysregulation in these two diseases. In summary, we were able to provide a positive genetic diagnosis in 43% and 41% of patients carrying the clinical diagnosis of C3G and TMA, respectively.
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- Title: Subtitle
- High-Throughput Genetic Testing for Thrombotic Microangiopathies and C3 Glomerulopathies
- Creators
- Fengxiao Bu - Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Genetics, Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research LaboratoriesNicolo Ghiringhelli Borsa - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research LaboratoriesMichael B Jones - University of Iowa, OtolaryngologyErika Takanami - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research LaboratoriesCarla Nishimura - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories, Iowa Institute of Human GeneticsJill J Hauer - Department of Biomedical EngineeringHela Azaiez - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research LaboratoriesElizabeth A Black-Ziegelbein - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research LaboratoriesNicole C Meyer - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research LaboratoriesDiana L Kolbe - Iowa Institute of Human GeneticsYingyue LiKathy Frees - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research LaboratoriesMichael J Schnieders - Department of Biomedical EngineeringChristie Thomas - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaCarla Nester - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaRichard J H Smith - Molecular Otolaryngology and Renal Research Laboratories, Iowa Institute of Human Genetics, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa richard-smith@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol.27(4), pp.1245-1253
- DOI
- 10.1681/ASN.2015040385
- PMID
- 26283675
- PMCID
- PMC4814193
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Soc Nephrol
- ISSN
- 1046-6673
- eISSN
- 1533-3450
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2016
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Nephrology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine; Iowa Institute of Human Genetics
- Record Identifier
- 9983986082702771
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