A spectrum of novel NPHS1 and NPHS2 gene mutations in pediatric nephrotic syndrome patients from Pakistan

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• 作者：Aiysha Abid^a ; Shagufta Khaliq^a ; ^b ; ^{skhaliq@comsats.net.pk} ; Saba Shahid^a ; Ali Lanewala^c ; Mohammad Mubarak^d ; Seema Hashmi^c ; Javed Kazi^d ; Tahir Masood^e ; Farkhanda Hafeez^e ; Syed Ali Anwar Naqvi^f ; Syed Adeebul Hasan Rizvi^f ; Syed Qasim Mehdi^a
• 关键词：NS ; nephrotic syndrome ; SRNS ; steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome ; CNS ; congenital nephrotic syndrome ; ESRD ; end stage renal disease ; MCD ; minimal change disease ; FSGS ; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ; DMS ; diffuse mesengial sclerosis ; GFB ; glomerular
• 刊名：Gene
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：10 July, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：502
• 期：2
• 页码：133-137
• 全文大小：185 K

文摘

Background

Mutations in the NPHS1 and NPHS2 genes are among the main causes of early-onset and familial steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome respectively. This study was carried out to assess the frequencies of mutations in these two genes in a cohort of Pakistani pediatric NS patients.

Methods

Mutation analysis was carried out by direct sequencing of the NPHS1 and NPHS2 genes in 145 nephrotic syndrome (NS) patients. This cohort included 36 samples of congenital or infantile onset NS cases and 39 samples of familial cases obtained from 30 families.

Results

A total of 7 homozygous (6 novel) mutations were found in the NPHS1 gene and 4 homozygous mutations in the NPHS2 gene. All mutations in the NPHS1 gene were found in the early onset cases. Of these, one patient has a family history of NS. Homozygous p.R229Q mutation in the NPHS2 gene was found in two children with childhood-onset NS.

Conclusions

Our results show a low prevalence of disease causing mutations in the NPHS1 (22 % early onset, 5.5 % overall) and NPHS2 (3.3 % early onset and 3.4 % overall) genes in the Pakistani NS children as compared to the European populations. In contrast to the high frequency of the NPHS2 gene mutations reported for familial SRNS in Europe, no mutation was found in the familial Pakistani cases. To our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive screening of the NPHS1 and NPHS2 gene mutations in sporadic and familial NS cases from South Asia.