A targeted gene panel illuminates pathogenesis in young people with unexplained kidney failure.

Gene panel Next generation sequencing R257 Unexplained paediatric kidney failure

Journal

Journal of nephrology
ISSN: 1724-6059
Titre abrégé: J Nephrol
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 9012268

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 22 05 2023
accepted: 26 04 2024
medline: 5 6 2024
pubmed: 5 6 2024
entrez: 5 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Kidney failure in young people is often unexplained and a significant proportion will have an underlying genetic diagnosis. National Health Service England pioneered a comprehensive genomic testing service for such circumstances accessible to clinicians working outside of genetics. This is the first review of patients using this novel service since October 2021, following its introduction into clinical practice. The 'Unexplained Young-Onset End-Stage Renal Disease' (test-code R257) gene panel uses targeted next generation sequencing to analyse 175 genes associated with renal disease in patients under 36 years of age. All tests undertaken between October 2021 and February 2022 were reviewed. Phenotypic data were extracted from request forms and referring clinicians contacted where additional details were required. Seventy-one patients underwent R257 testing over the study period. Among them, 23/71 patients (32%) were confirmed to have a genetic diagnosis and 2/71 (3%) had a genetically suggestive variant. Nephronophthisis and Alport syndrome were the most common conditions identified, (4/23 (17%) with pathogenic variants in NPHP1 and 4/23 (17%) with pathogenic variants in COL4A3/COL4A4). Positive predictors of a genetic diagnosis included a family history of renal disease (60% of positive cases) and extra-renal disease manifestations (48% of positive cases). This is the first study to evaluate the R257 gene panel in unexplained young-onset kidney failure, freely accessible to patients meeting testing criteria in England. A genetic diagnosis was identified in 32% of patients. This study highlights the essential and expanding role that genomic testing has for children and families affected by renal disease today.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Kidney failure in young people is often unexplained and a significant proportion will have an underlying genetic diagnosis. National Health Service England pioneered a comprehensive genomic testing service for such circumstances accessible to clinicians working outside of genetics. This is the first review of patients using this novel service since October 2021, following its introduction into clinical practice.
METHODS METHODS
The 'Unexplained Young-Onset End-Stage Renal Disease' (test-code R257) gene panel uses targeted next generation sequencing to analyse 175 genes associated with renal disease in patients under 36 years of age. All tests undertaken between October 2021 and February 2022 were reviewed. Phenotypic data were extracted from request forms and referring clinicians contacted where additional details were required.
RESULTS RESULTS
Seventy-one patients underwent R257 testing over the study period. Among them, 23/71 patients (32%) were confirmed to have a genetic diagnosis and 2/71 (3%) had a genetically suggestive variant. Nephronophthisis and Alport syndrome were the most common conditions identified, (4/23 (17%) with pathogenic variants in NPHP1 and 4/23 (17%) with pathogenic variants in COL4A3/COL4A4). Positive predictors of a genetic diagnosis included a family history of renal disease (60% of positive cases) and extra-renal disease manifestations (48% of positive cases).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
This is the first study to evaluate the R257 gene panel in unexplained young-onset kidney failure, freely accessible to patients meeting testing criteria in England. A genetic diagnosis was identified in 32% of patients. This study highlights the essential and expanding role that genomic testing has for children and families affected by renal disease today.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38837003
doi: 10.1007/s40620-024-01964-1
pii: 10.1007/s40620-024-01964-1
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : Nephrotic syndrome trust
ID : Medical Research Council precision medicine grant MR/R013942
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/Y008340/1
Pays : United Kingdom

Investigateurs

Charlotte Bebb (C)
Fiona Beecroft (F)
Emma Burkitt (E)
Deirdre Cilliers (D)
Abhijit Dixit (A)
Jack Galliford (J)
Wesley Hayes (W)
Katherine A Hillman (KA)
Richard Holt (R)
Joanna Jarvis (J)
Caroline Jones (C)
Arveen Kamath (A)
Mira Kharbanda (M)
Alison Kraus (A)
Rajesh Krishnan (R)
Harry Leitch (H)
Kay Metcalfe (K)
Mordi Muorah (M)
Nicholas Plant (N)
Mohan Shenoy (M)
Helen M Stuart (HM)
Judith Van Der Voort (J)
Emma Wakeling (E)
Denise Williams (D)

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Italian Society of Nephrology.

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Auteurs

Felicity Beal (F)

Paediatric Nephrology, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, UK. felicity.beal@nhs.net.

Natalie Forrester (N)

Bristol Genetics Laboratory, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.

Elizabeth Watson (E)

Bristol Genetics Laboratory, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.

Maggie Williams (M)

Bristol Genetics Laboratory, North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.

Andrew Buckton (A)

Great Ormond Street Genetics Laboratory, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Matko Marlais (M)

UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Andrew Maxted (A)

Paediatric Nephrology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.

Adrian S Woolf (AS)

Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.

Moin A Saleem (MA)

Paediatric Nephrology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.

Caroline Platt (C)

Paediatric Nephrology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.

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